COURSE: Cartography and GPS for Search and Rescue (SAR)
Sat, May 06
|Saint Joseph
Event in development. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: Use and interpret topographic maps and GPS efficiently in mountainous terrain to develop SAR operations.
Fecha y lugar
May 06, 2023, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saint Joseph, San Jose Costa Rica
Información del evento
ABOUT THE COURSE:
The course will be carried out under the "learn-by-doing" methodology, so that each participant will have the opportunity to put into practice the concepts and fundamentals covered in the development of each training activity. There will be multimedia presentations, interrelationships of the exhibitor participant and vice versa, supervised practices, practical exercises and the use of written material as a guide.
DATES:
- May 6 and 13, 2023 (theory)
- May 14, 2023 (practice)
SYLLABUS:
- Fringe information.
- Lattice coordinates.
- Geographical coordinates.
- Coordinate conversion.
- Altimetry and level curves.
- Using the compass
- Use of GPS and its basic functions
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Mr. José Campos Matamoros
- Graduated with Honors in SAR Management at Lackland Air Force Base USAF
- Scholarship in Disaster Preparedness by the US Department of State
- Scholarship in Emergency Plans for Airports by the Spanish Cooperation
- Rope Rescue Technician by Rescue 3 International
- Rope Rescue Instructor with US Army Southern Command
- Rope Rescue Instructor with the Red Cross, INA, MSP and Fire Department
- Outdoor Store Technical Advisor for the Singing Rock brand
- International Delegate of the American Red Cross in humanitarian work in Colombia, Haiti and Puerto Rico.
- Leader of search expeditions for TC48 in Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Tickets
STANDARD
Payment for this event includes: - Support materials and equipment (compasses, GPS, pencil, ruler, protractor, etc.) - Course Manual - Participation certificate - Food
$150.00
+$3.75 ticket service fee
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