- search manager ! bringing technology to your search & rescue operation! training module #1: -...
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- Search Manager!
Bringing Technology to your Search & Rescue Operation!
Training Module #1:
- - Setting Up Search ManagerSetting Up Search Managerfor first-time usefor first-time use
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Setting up Search Manager
1. Click User Data - Default Communications Plan3. Click the ‘new-record’ button to add another Comms. record
4. Add each additional Comms. Record to the Plan
2. Edit this first permanent record to your Default Comms. System’s information
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- creating a Default Communications Plan
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5. Click checkbox for each Active (currently operational) Comms. System record
6. Click the ‘Save’ button to save the data
7. Click the ‘Exit’ button to exit the form
Tip: a previously
entered Default
Comms. Plan can be quickly
loaded into the Mission
Comms. Plan
7. Edit ‘BASE’ to your default Call-Sign
Setting up Search Manager
1. Click User Data - Default Trails & Decision Points
3. Enter theName of the trail
4. Enter the Direction of Travel along the trail
2. Click the ‘new-record button to create a new Default Trail record
Click to continue...
- creating Default Trails & Decision Points
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5. Enter the Conditions experiencedalong the trail
6. Click the ‘Save’ button to save the data
7. Click the ‘Exit’ button to exit the form
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6. Enter the Length & Elevation change
along the trail
7. Enter Comments regardingthe trail
8. Enter the Access, Exit
and Task hours - to
search the trail Note: This
information is used in SAR calculations
Tip: previously entered Default
Trails can be quickly loaded into Mission
Trails
Setting up Search Manager
1. Click User Data - Default Search Areas
3. Enter the Name of the search area
4. Enter the Sizeof the search area
2. Click the ‘new-record button to create a new Default Search Area record
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- creating Default Search Areas
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5. Enter a description of all four baselines
8. Click the ‘Save’ button to save the data
9. Click the ‘Exit’ button to exit the form
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6. Enter the Length of all four
baseline
Note: Baseline Lengths are used
in gridsearch calculations
7. Enter the Access Hours
and Exit Hours to/from the
search area
Note: This information is used in SAR calculations
Tip: previously entered Default Search Areas can be quickly
loaded into Mission Search
Areas
Setting up Search Manager
1. Click User Data - Teams & Agencies Table
3. Enter the Name of the team/agency
4. Enter the name of the Responsible Agency
2. Click the ‘new-record button to create a new Teams &Agencies record
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- creating the Teams & Agencies Table
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5. Select the team/agencies Affiliation
8. Click the ‘Save’ button to save the data
9. Click the ‘Exit’ button to exit the form
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6. Enter the team/agencies
primary Phone & Fax Numbers
Affiliations: SAR, Agency or Public
7. Enter the Contact
Person and Address of the
team/agency
Note: Add Additional
customizablePhone # records
Tip: Descriptioncan be used to
describe any kindof phone number
Setting up Search Manager
1. Click User Data - Personnel Table
3. Enter the Name of the person (first
name, last name)
4. Select the person’s Team/Agency
2. Click the ‘new-record button to create a new Personnel record
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- creating the Personnel Table
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5. Enter Contact information for the person
8. Click the ‘Save’ button to save the data
9. Click the ‘Exit’ button to exit the form
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6. Enter the Address,
Private, Kin& Medical
information
- Previously entered in the
Teams & Agencies Table 7. Enter Skills
information for the person
Tip: People previously
listed in the Personnel
Table can be quickly
Checked-In to a mission
Setting up Search Manager
1. Click Planning - Select Background Images
3. Select the display style for the background image
2. Select a background bitmap image file
Click to continue...
- Selecting Background Images
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4. Click the ‘Save & Exit’ button to display
the selected image
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Tip #1: Creating your own bitmap
map images is strongly
recommended
Tip #3: Use you own map image as the background
image forthe mission
Tip#2: Mark your map images
with default Trails and
Search Areas
logos
portraitstopo-maps images