# Presentation: 238070

## GPS for Fire Management Pocket Guide

**Template:  matches fanfold pocket guide for ArcPad.  Width: 14”; height: 5 1⁄2”. Each panel is 3 1⁄2”.**

**GPS for Fire Management Pocket Guide**

**14”**

**5 1/2”**

**3 1/2”**

**fold lines**

## Template:

- Template:  Width: 14”; height: 5 1⁄2”. Each panel is 3 1⁄2”.Gutters: 1⁄4” (red lines). Fold lines in dashes. Inside margins: 1/4” (extent of text – red lines). Font: Arial, 10 pt. Headers in bold.

**Template:**
**Garmin eTrex Legend**

- Fold line

- Gutters

- Print margin

## Front

- This pocket reference is a supplement to the GPS for Fire Management Course 2004.  Garmin is a registered trademark of Garmin International.

**Front**

**GPS for Fire Management**** Pocket** **Reference for the**
**Garmin eTrex Legend**

**Main Menu**

- A directory of advanced features and settings.

**When there is a change in datum, coordinate values change for all points on the ground.**
**  **If using GPS receiver with a map, match receiver datum to map datum.
-   If entering waypoint coordinates from other sources, change the receiver datum to the same datum those coordinates were based on.
- Normally the Datum should be set to **WGS 84**

**Setup Page**

**Satellite Page **

**Map Page**** **

**Navigation Page **

**Front Side**

**Zoom Out**

- Provides a visual reference of satellites being tracked.  Accuracy = Estimated Positional Error (**EPE**).

- Displays tracks and waypoints on a map.

- Provides guidance to a destination.

- Provides trip and navigation information.

*Press ****PAGE BUTTON ****to cycle between pages.*

**Trip Computer**

**Zoom In**

**Click Stick**

**Find Button**

**Page Button**

**Power Button**

- To set up receiver, from **Main Menu** toggle to **Setup**, press **Click Stick** button once.
- Use **Setup** page to customize the way **Units**, **Heading**, and **Time** information and data are displayed.  Use the **Click Stick** to change options.

- May 28, 2004

**Briefing**
-  Plan mission to achieve the objectives.
-  Logistics defined to execute and complete mission.
-  Delivered data/product format understood.
**Equipment**
-  GPS receiver. Is a backup receiver advisable?
-  Proper cables and external attachments.
-  External re-radiating antenna.
-  Adequate batteries or power source.
-  Paper map and compass.
-  Notebook and pencil.
-  Metadata form and/or notepad.
**Prepare GPS receiver**
-  Set datum, coordinate system, display and time format.
-  Download or delete old waypoints if not needed.
-  Tracks – download or delete old tracks.
-  Set up Track Log collection interval based on method of travel and size of area to be mapped.
-  Check wires and connections.
-  Updated receiver almanac for local area.
**Aerial mapping mission**
- Avoid having to repeat the mission by:
-  Briefing pilot on mission prior to takeoff.
-  Ensuring reliable external antenna connection.
-  Carrying spare GPS receiver and batteries.

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## Back

- From **Main Menu**, select **Tracks**. Press **Click Stick** button to open **Track **page. Navigate to the **Clear** button and press **Click Stick** to clear the track log. Open the **Setup** **Track Log **from the page menu.

**Back**

- Press and hold **Click Stick** button to create new waypoint or from the **Menu Page** choose **Mark **to create a waypoint. Toggle to the name field and enter the point name using the waypoint code convention. Select **OK** and press **Click Stick** to save waypoint.
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- 1 second Interval Time = 2 hr. total log time
- 2 second Interval Time = 4 hr. total log time
- 3 second Interval Time = 3 hr. total log time
- 5 second Interval Time = 11 hr. total log time
*Suggested* logging rates (adjust as needed):
**Helicopter**: 	**1 - 3** second log interval
**Vehicle**: 	**3 - 5** second log interval
**Walking**:	**5 - 10** second log interval

- To start collecting a track log, set **Track Log** to **On**.  To pause logging, set **Track Log** to **Off**. When mission is complete, turn GPS receiver off. **Do not Save Active Log** as the number of collected track points will be greatly reduced to conserve memory. Active Log page displays percentage of memory used. Monitor percentage used to ensure adequate free memory to complete the mission.

- Mark a waypoint then navigate to the location field using the **Click Stick** and change the coordinates to the desired numbers.  Choose **OK **to save changes.  To navigate to a waypoint click the **Find Button**, choose **Waypoints** and **Nearest**, choose a point and choose **Goto**.

- Set **Log Setup** to **Time**. _Do not select__** Wrap**_. Set **Record Method** based on method of travel during data collection, and size of area to be mapped. Approx.  8,000 track points are available in Log.
- Approximate log times
- (start with empty Track Log):

**Back Side**

- AS  Accident Site	MV  Medivac Site
- CA  Camp	OP  Observation Point
- BR  Bridge	PR  Protected Resource
- DB  Division Break	RH  Rehab Site***
- DP  Drop Point	RJ   Road Junction
- DL  Dozer Line	RS  Radio Site
- FL   Fire Line*	SA  Staging Area
- GT  Gate	FO  Fire Origin
- HA  Hazard**	SC  Stream Crossing
- HB  Helibase	SF  Spot Fire
- HS  Helispot	ST  Structure
- IC   ICP	SZ  Safety Zone
- MP Milepost	IR   Infrared Hotspot
- 	WS Water Source
- *B – Blasted, D – Dozer, H – Hand
- **M – Mine Shaft, S – Snag, W – Well
- ***F – Fence, R – Road, W – Water
**Example:  “DBXY” = X – Y Division Break**

- To measure an area, from **Main Menu** choose the **Accessories **option, then choose the **Area Calc.** option.

- Clean up potentially confusing data before starting a mission.  Use the screen menu on the **Trip Computer** page and choose **Reset**.
- If waypoints or tracks need to be preserved, make sure to download them before resetting the data.

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