1Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Land Navigation for Ground Team Leaders Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project
2Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 What are your responsibilities? Team Leaders are responsible for knowing the ins and outs of the maps of their area Team members only know basic field work normally
3Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 What are maps? A 2 dimensional representation of a 3 dimensional area. A tool A universal reference that teams can aid teams in coordination.
4Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002
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8Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Latitude
9Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Latitude and Longitude Examples
10Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Gridded Maps Read Right, then Up Typically metric examples, but are often used with overlays as well Give location with varying numerical accuracy.
11Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Sample Map Grid
12Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Four Digit Accuracy
13Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Six Digit Accuracy
14Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 The CAP Grid System
15Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Magnetic Variation & the Declination Diagram Compasses are affected by iron ore deposits throughout the earth, causing them to not point at the true north, but rather then magnetic north This variation is known, and maps show the corrections to be made in the form of the declination diagram
16Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Lines of Magnetic Variation
17Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Declination Diagrams
18Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Map Scale
19Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Sample Map Symbols
20Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 The 3 Dimensional Model
21Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Using your Map with your Compass Field to Map Map to Field Triangulation Aiming Off The Polar Plot
22Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Field to Map
23Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Field to Map Continued
24Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Field to Map Continued
25Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Map to Field
26Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Map to Field Continued
27Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Triangulation
28Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Triangulation Continued
29Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Triangulation Continued
30Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Triangulation Continued
31Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Aiming Off
32Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Polar Plot
33Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Land Navigation Tasks for Ground Team Leaders O-0204Locate A Point On A Map Using Latitude And Longitude O-0205Locate A Point On A Map Using The CAP Grid System O-0206Locate A Point On A Map Using A Grid Coordinate Overlay O-0207Locate A Point On A Map Using A Polar Plot From A Terrain Feature
34Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Land Navigation Tasks for Ground Team Leaders O-0208Identify The Major Terrain Features On A Map O-0209Identify Topographic Symbols On A Map O-0210Determine Elevation On Map O-0211Measure Distance On A Map O-0212Convert Between Map And Compass Azimuths
35Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Land Navigation Tasks for Ground Team Leaders O-0213Determine And Plot An Azimuth On A Map O-0214Determine Azimuths On A Map Using Two Points O-0215Orient A Map To The Ground Using Terrain Association O-0216Orient A Map To North Using A Compass
36Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Land Navigation Tasks for Ground Team Leaders O-0217Locate Own Position On A Map Using Terrain Association O-0218Move To A Point Using Linear Offset O-0219Move From Point To Point In A Vehicle Using A Map