TACTICAL WILDERNESS SKILLS

Traditional Map & Compass vs. GPS

Jul 22, 2018 | Home Page, Land Nav

Here is a really good article titled “Spatial Orientation and the Brain: The Effects of Map Reading and Navigation”. Alan Padgett shared it on one of the SAR mailing lists. Don’t let the title scare you away. It supports our team focus on traditional land navigation...

Seeing in the dark and more: Facts and FAQs about thermal imaging

Jul 28, 2017 | Home Page, Night Operations

What is thermal imaging? How does it work? And how is it used in wildlife conservation?

Pre-Plan for an area you may be operating in

Jun 15, 2017 | Home Page, Land Nav, Pre-Plans

Often we don’t have the luxury of being familiar with the area the subject is lost, and that is ok. However, a search & rescue team has a responsibility to become familiar with “hot spots” within the geographical area that they are most likely to be called for.