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  • From: Una Smith <una.smith@att.net>
  • To: Mounted search and rescue <msar-riders@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [MSAR] Incident Mapping
  • Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:23:03 -0600

Bruce Murdock wrote:
>We've got the topo's, all nicely covered. Some of them are pretty outdated,
>like 1967-1985. We have a large chunk of our county that is Boise National
>Forest, that the map doesn't cover well, and has no forest road numbers on
>it. Between NAIS aerials and GIS shape files we can fill the gaps.

I would try collaborating with the GIS staff of the county and the
national forest. SAR is severely impeded by very out of date maps
that do not show current roads and structures, but these agencies
will have the expertise and resources to make current maps. Depending
how far along the national forest is in its Travel Management Plan,
they already have completed mapping and GIS; it is all on computer.
Looking at their website, I'd guess the work is done. Talk to them!
Don't duplicate efforts.


>radio coverage is poor and cell coverage almost non-existent.

Well, then I would be looking into radio repeaters and/or COWs. One
major finding of the review of our "606" helicopter crash here last
year is that SAR communications are inadequate. We have pretty good
amateur radio repeater coverage but many SAR responders are not hams.
We are looking into using radio repeaters on the Public Safety band.

Una Smith
New Mexico




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