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How to Relay

Information About

Where You Are

2017 12 18

Gary Ataman

Five Winds Backcountry Ski Club President

The information contained in this presentation is intended for personal use only by Five Winds members and guests.. It may not be used, reproduced, or disclosed to any other parties for any other purpose without the expressed written permission of Gary Ataman ([email protected])(905-922-1434). 1

Where Are You?

• When you are in the backcountry keep track of where you are.

• When incidents (i.e. late to bus) or accidents (i.e. someone is hurt)

happen, you might need to make a phone call and relay information

about where you are.

• Four methods to identify your location;

1. Five Winds map

2. Phone with GoogleMaps and other Apps

3. GPS Device

4. Satellite GPS Messenger Beacon

• Rescue Services may want location information in different

formats (UTM to Latitude/Longitude Conversation websites)

• Emergency Numbers


Map & Compass and Paper & Pencil

• It is always a good idea to keep track of where you are. and gauge

your progress, in case you need to relay your position to others.

• Get agreement (if possible) about where you are.

• Make notes on the map.


Five Winds Map

• The Five Winds Map uses the Universal Transverse Mercator

(UTM) format.

• The Five Winds Trails are in the 17T zone.

• The earth is divided into 60 zones east to west and A to X zones

south to north


Five Winds Map


Five Winds Map

• You can also describe your location;

– “We are at the northern most bay on Lone Lake”

– “Just south of Portage Jct. on Lone Lake”

– “Near the cottage on Lone Lake”


Cell Phone with GoogleMaps

• If your phone has data you can use

GoogleMaps in satellite view to figure out

where you are.

• If you select map My Location the software

triangulates the different signal strengths

from different cell transmitters and

determines your current location.

• You can describe your location to someone

you are talking to.

• Map view provides road details

• Satellite view shows terrain details (lake,

ponds, tree coverage, hydro lines, trails and

roads, boat docks and cottages, etc.)


Cell Phone with GoogleMaps • Open GoogleMaps on phone with data

• Touch screen and hold for a second or two to “Drop a Pin”

• Read Latitude and Longitude in text box

• You can “Share” this coordinate and attach to a text message

• http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Latitude-and-Longitude-from-Google-Maps


GoogleMaps

• GoogleMaps allows you to right click on your location . Select

“What’s Here?” This will give you a latitude/longitude coordinate,

44.940033, -79.549668

• Is usually described as N44.940033, W79.549668, N = North and

W = West


GoogleMaps

• This coordinate can be relayed to anybody and put in their

GoogleMaps as N44.940033, W79.549668 to see exactly where

you are.

• It can also be typed into a GPS device to see where you are.


GoogleMaps

• Latitude and longitude coordinates in decimal degrees should be

used to communicate to search and rescue personal.

• However degree, minutes and seconds can also be used if SAR

has a map of the area available.

• The coordinates can be inputted to GoogleMaps or other mapping

programs and GPS units to figure out where you are.


UTM to Lat/Long Conversion Websites

• http://www.synnatschke.de/geo-tools/coordinate-converter.php


UTM to Lat/Long Conversion Websites

• Using the UTM to Lat/Long conversation website to obtain the

latitude/longitude in decimal degrees

• Plugging into GoogleMaps we see the coordinate location in satellite

view


iPhone Compass App

• The iPhone comes with a built in compass

and latitude/longitude and altitude App.

• Relay 43 deg, 52 minutes, 57 seconds

north by 78 deg, 58 minutes, 8 seconds

west.

• Your altitude is 100 meters above sea level

• Other mapping and tracking Apps are

available.


GPS

• The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a global navigation satellite

system that provides geolocation and time information to a GPS

receiver in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth

where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS

satellites


GPS

• A typical GPS unit can provide latitude/longitude or UTM

coordinates data about where you are.

• Go to page that shows your satellites and read off the coordinates.

You need to set your unit up to be in decimals, or degrees or UTM

and tell the person on the other end of the phone what you are

giving them.

• Ideally in decimals if they have GoogleMaps or UTM if they are

using the Five Wind Maps. coordinate

• You can switch the coordinate system in the GPS coordinates

setting menu.


GPS

• Lat/Long in decimal

degrees

• N 43.83625,

W 79.02550

• UTM Zone 17T

• Easting 0658739,

Northing 4855576


Satellite GPS Messenger Beacon • SPOT GEN3 and Delorme inReach devices uses satellite

technology to let you send and receive text messages anywhere

even if cell coverage is not present. Use it on its own, or pair it with

your iPhone®, iPad® or Android device to download maps and

access GPS features and send and receive text messages

The information contained in this presentation is intended for personal use only by Five Winds members and guests.. It may not be used, reproduced, or disclosed to any other parties for any other purpose without the expressed written permission of Gary Ataman ([email protected])(905-922-1434).

• Pushing the SOS button launches a search and

rescue operation to your GPS location

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• Click on the Forms & Documents link in the footer the bottom of

each page of the website.

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other parties for any other purpose without the expressed written permission of Gary Ataman ([email protected])(905-922-1434).