**Agenda**

**Vernal, UT: 3/17/08 - 3/21/08**

**Asheville, NC: 4/14/08 - 4/18/08**

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| Tuesday          | Wednesday                 | > Thursday            |
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| **[Welcom        | **[Welcome / Daily        | **[Welcome/ Daily     |
| e]{.underline}** | Outlook]{.underline}**    | O                     |
| 0800-0900 (1 hr) |                           | utlook]{.underline}** |
|                  | 0800-0815 (15 min)        |                       |
| Equipment        |                           | 0800-0815 (15 min)    |
| check/labeling,  | Discuss metadata form &   |                       |
| student          | give tips for RxWUI fire. | Discuss yesterday's   |
| volunteer,       | Answer questions.         | work briefly. Answer  |
| Introductions,   | Overview of today.        | questions. Overview   |
| Book orientation | Student volunteer.        | of today. Student     |
|                  |                           | volunteer.            |
| **[Brea          | **[Post-field Track       |                       |
| k]{.underline}** | Management]{.underline}** | **[Coordinate         |
| 0900-0915 (15    |                           | Conv                  |
| min)             | 0815-0900 (45 min)        | ersion]{.underline}** |
|                  |                           |                       |
| **[Introduction  | *DNRGarmin Advanced PPT*: | 0815-0845 (30 min )   |
| to               | Managing multiple tracks  |                       |
| GP               | with DNRGarmin            | Exercise converting   |
| S]{.underline}** |                           | Lat/Long coordinates  |
|                  | **[Saving                 | between format types. |
| 0915-1015 (1 hr  | Tracks]{.underline}**     |                       |
| )                |                           | Review conversion     |
|                  | 0900-1000 (1 hr)          | tools on CD.          |
| *Intro. PPT      |                           |                       |
| presentation*    | *Saving tracks PPT*.      | > **[Navigation --    |
|                  | Saving exercise.          | > 3]{.underline}**    |
| **[Brea          |                           |                       |
| k]{.underline}** | **[Break]{.underline}**   | 0845-1015 (1 hr, 30   |
| 1015-1030 (15    | 1000-1015 (15 min)        | min )                 |
| min)             |                           |                       |
|                  | **[Pre-Field (2 -         | *DNR Garmin upload    |
| **[Pre-Field:    | RxWUI)]{.underline}**     | PPT*.                 |
| Garmin GPS       |                           |                       |
| Overview & Data  | 1015-1030 (15 min)        | *Projecting Waypoints |
| Collection       |                           | PPT*                  |
| Set-u            | Mission Briefing.         |                       |
| p]{.underline}** | Students working on their | Briefing. Upload      |
|                  | own to prepare equipment  | wilderness boundary   |
| 1030-1130 (1 hr  |                           | and lookout tower to  |
| )                | **[Field (2 -             | GPS.                  |
|                  | RxWUI)]{.underline}**     |                       |
| *Pre-field PPT*: |                           | Outside: create smoke |
| GPSMAP 76S       | 1030-1130 (1 hr )         | location from tower   |
| receiver basic   |                           | by direction and      |
| orientation --   | Students working on their | distance. Navigate to |
| buttons and      | own to collect data       | smoke. Is it in the   |
| pages and menu   | according to mission      | wilderness?           |
| structure. Setup | briefing                  |                       |
| for data         |                           | > **                  |
| collection       |                           | [Break]{.underline}** |
|                  |                           | > 1015-1030 (15 min)  |
| Use ELMO as      |                           |                       |
| needed.          |                           | **[Retracing Your     |
|                  |                           | J                     |
| Outside: Almanac |                           | ourney]{.underline}** |
| download,,       |                           |                       |
| compass          |                           | 1030-1115 (45 min )   |
| calibration      |                           |                       |
|                  |                           | *Routing PPT*.        |
|                  |                           | Exercise making your  |
|                  |                           | way back to your      |
|                  |                           | starting point.       |
|                  |                           |                       |
|                  |                           | > **[Pre-Field (3 -   |
|                  |                           | > Oops!               |
|                  |                           | >                     |
|                  |                           |  Fire)]{.underline}** |
|                  |                           | >                     |
|                  |                           | > 1115-1130 (15 min ) |
|                  |                           | >                     |
|                  |                           | > Mission Briefing.   |
|                  |                           | > Students working on |
|                  |                           | > their own to        |
|                  |                           | > prepare receiver    |
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| Lunch 1130-1230  | Lunch 1130-1230           | # Lunch 1130-1230     |
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| **[Field (1 -    | **[Navigation --          | > **[Field (3 - Oops! |
| Restoration      | 1]{.underline}**          | >                     |
| )]{.underline}** |                           |  Fire)]{.underline}** |
|                  | 1230-1300 (30 min)        | >                     |
| 1230-1400 (1 hr  |                           | > 1230-1400 (1 hr 30  |
| 30 min )         | *Navigation PPT*. How to  | > min)                |
|                  | create waypoints and      | >                     |
| *Field PPT       | navigate.                 | > Students working on |
| presentation*:   |                           | > their own to        |
| collecting       | Exercise briefing (to be  | > collect data        |
| waypoints and    | done during or after      | >                     |
| tracks,          | post-field). Create &     | > **[Post-Field (3 -  |
| calculating area | communicate coordinates.  | > Oops!               |
|                  | Create waypoint and       | >                     |
| *Field tips &    | navigate.                 |  Fire)]{.underline}** |
| forms PPT        |                           | >                     |
| presentation*:   | **[Post-Field (2 - RxWUI) | > 1400-1530(1 hr 30   |
|                  | / Navigation --           | > min)                |
| Mission Briefing | 1]{.underline}**          |                       |
|                  |                           | Students download     |
| **[Brea          | 1300-1430 (1 hr 30 min)   | data, save to         |
| k]{.underline}** |                           | shapefiles and        |
| 1400-1415 (15    | If there is a computer    | complete Metadata     |
| min)             | open, download your       | Form.                 |
|                  | files. Save as point      |                       |
| **[Post-Field    | shapefiles. View in       | **[Easter egg         |
| (1 -             | ArcMap.                   | hunt]{.underline}**:  |
| Restoration      |                           | while you wait or     |
| )]{.underline}** | If there isn't an         | after you are         |
|                  | available computer, begin | finished!             |
| 1400-1530 (1 hr  | navigation exercise.      |                       |
| 30 min)          |                           | fGIS demo.            |
|                  | 1430-1500 (30 min)        |                       |
| Students         |                           | Questions/discussion  |
| download         | Discuss navigation        | of field or           |
| waypoints and    | exercise.                 | post-field            |
| tracks at        |                           | techniques.           |
| computers. View  | DNR Garmin/ ArcGIS demo   |                       |
| data in ArcMap   | with student's data.      | **[After Action       |
|                  |                           | Revi                  |
| *DNR Garmin PPT* | All: Complete Metadata    | ew/D]{.underline}aily |
| & DNR Garmin     | Form.                     | Evaluation**          |
| demo             |                           |                       |
|                  | **[Break]{.underline}**   | > 1530-1600 (30 min)  |
| All: Complete    | 1500-1515 (15 min)        |                       |
| metadata form &  |                           | Review of the week,   |
| hand in.         | **[Navigation --          | evaluations,          |
|                  | 2]{.underline}**          | certificates.         |
| **[Data          |                           |                       |
| Managemen        | 1515-1615 (1 hr)          |                       |
| t]{.underline}** |                           |                       |
|                  | Moving drop points.       |                       |
| 1530-1600 (30    |                           |                       |
| min)             | **[After Action           |                       |
|                  | Review/Daily              |                       |
| Directory        | Evaluation]{.underline}** |                       |
| Structure and    |                           |                       |
| naming -- class  | 1615- 1630 (15 min)       |                       |
| and incident SOP |                           |                       |
|                  |                           |                       |
| **[After Action  |                           |                       |
| Review /Daily    |                           |                       |
| Evaluatio        |                           |                       |
| n]{.underline}** |                           |                       |
|                  |                           |                       |
| 1600-1615 (15    |                           |                       |
| min)             |                           |                       |
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| **[Faculty       | **[Faculty                | > **[Faculty          |
| AA               | AAR]{.underline}**        | > AAR]{.underline}**  |
| R]{.underline}** | 1630-1730                 | > 1600-1700           |
| 1700-1800        |                           | >                     |
|                  | All, Student Reps         | > All, Student Reps   |
| All, Student     |                           |                       |
| Reps             |                           |                       |
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