SARTOPO SAR Mapping (CALTOPO)

SARTOPO SAR Mapping (also known as CALTOPO), is an 8-hour hands-on course designed for the beginner to have immediate knowledge, skills, and confidence to create and maintain a SAR map for a single operational period missing person's search. The course will require a laptop and a cell phone both with internet capability. Participants will need to create a personal (free) SARTOPO account prior to attending. A portion of the class will be outdoors in order to experience the ability to navigate to points, cover a search area, and allow the search base to monitor your search in "real time." Upon completion, the participants should be able to create a SAR map from scratch, apply Lost Person Behavior statistics, create search areas, understand map layers, and much more. This is not an advanced class but one to give a realistic view of the capabilities of SARTOPO for the SAR manager, Operations and Plans Sections.  The instructor is Jeff Wadley with the Backcountry Unit Search and Rescue Team (BUSAR) in the Smokies who has also taught dozens of Lost Person Behavior, missing aircraft, and tracking courses.

Course Length: 8 hours

CEHs: 8

Pre-requisites: None

Required Equipment: Students must furnish their own laptop and cell phone with internet capability

Cost: $100.00 per student

Location: Music Road Hotel and Convention Center, 303 Henderson Chapel Rd, Pigeon Forge, TN 37863, USA

Date(s): October 4, 2024

Times: 8:00 am-5:00 pm EST

Note: All registrations received up to two weeks prior to the start date of the class will be at the normal pricing. Any registration received during the period two-week period prior to the start date of the course will incur an additional $20 processing fee regardless of member, associate member, or non-member registration.