SMR Digital Mapping course

Description

This course enables attendees to get practical hands on use with the software and use it in practical skills workshops and searched based scenarios alongside the Search Management Course. Even if Mountain Map is not used by your team, the 3 R’s principle of Record, Retain and Retrieve which is the basis of the course will still be relevant.

Course aim

To introduce attendees to the knowledge and skill required to use digital mapping software to assist in the search of missing persons.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, attendees will be able to;

• Describe the reasons behind having a process for the management of a search for missing persons
• Describe the process used to manage a search for missing persons
• Describe the requirements for gathering information for a missing persons search
• Identify systems and screens
• Demonstrate how to open, save and close
• Demonstrate how to use symbols, lines and polygons
• Demonstrate how to create local information
• Demonstrate the use of filters and layers
• Describe and demonstrate the use of Mountain Map and SARCALL and PhoneFind
• Describe how to perform a web based search
• Describe how mobile phone data is interpreted and used

The course:

Full details of the course will be sent out in advance of the course running.

Essentially it will run from 2000hrs on Friday through to late Sunday afternoon.

Accommodation:

Accommodation will be provided at Stirling Court Hotel on Friday, 21 and Saturday, 22 November in single rooms. Please note that an evening meal on Friday evening will not be provided.

Included is Saturday breakfast, lunch and dinner and Sunday breakfast and lunch.

THE SMALL PRINT!

Please speak to your Training Officer before booking this course to ensure it is relevant.

Police Scotland / RAF mountain rescue attendees:

Please contact the SMR Office on 01479 861370 before booking onto the course, so that we can ensure you have cleared your attendance with your Team Leader.

Cancellation Policy:

SMR reserves the right to charge a cancellation fee of £100 if failure to turn up to this course or a cancellation too late in which we cannot fill your space. This fee allows us to offset any costs which we will be incurred as a result of late cancellation. SMR Office will invoice directly to your Mountain Rescue team.

If you have any questions about this course, please email bookings@scottishmountainrescue.org

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