1. 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

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 4Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002

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7. 7 Longitude

8. 8Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Latitude

9. 9Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Latitude and Longitude Examples

10. 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.

11. 11Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Sample Map Grid

12. 12Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Four Digit Accuracy

13. 13Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Six Digit Accuracy

14. 14Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 The CAP Grid System

15. 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

16. 16Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Lines of Magnetic Variation

17. 17Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Declination Diagrams

18. 18Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Map Scale

19. 19Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Sample Map Symbols

20. 20Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 The 3 Dimensional Model

21. 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

22. 22Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Field to Map

23. 23Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Field to Map Continued

24. 24Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Field to Map Continued

25. 25Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Map to Field

26. 26Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Map to Field Continued

27. 27Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Triangulation

28. 28Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Triangulation Continued

29. 29Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Triangulation Continued

30. 30Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Triangulation Continued

31. 31Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Aiming Off

32. 32Land Navigation for GTL.ppt Last Revised: 16 July 2002 Polar Plot

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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