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COORDINATE METHOD [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
  • Emergency Management
CONT

... the coordinate method ... allows easy transfer of information collected at the grid site to a scale drawing of the site. To establish a baseline, the coordinate method requires the establishment of either a fixed line from a permanent reference point (or mark) or a straight line between two permanent reference points ... The measurement of ... remains, evidence or personal effects begins by determining the direction and distance along the baseline ...

Key term(s)
  • co-ordinate method

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
  • Gestion des urgences

Spanish

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