On January 21, 2016, the National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation co-hosted a virtual training seminar with the National Association for Search and Rescue to provide awareness level training on applying the US National Grid (USNG) as a decision support tool for Search and Rescue (SAR). The USNG is a point and area reference system that provides for actionable location information in a uniform format. Through this seminar participants were able to:

• Learn how to apply USNG-enabled decision support tools to enhance coordination during SAR operations.
• Gain insights from real-world incidents where USNG was successfully used to support SAR operations in the field.
• Explore the use of USNG and GIS in SAR operations such as assignment tasking, incident spatial analysis, and map production.
• Learn about the suite of USNG and GIS decision support tools already available to support SAR missions.

Provided below is a link to the materials used in the training, and a recording of the full training seminar.

• Recording of Virtual Training on Applying USNG for SAR
• Slidedeck for USNG for Search & Rescue Virtual Training
• USNG Training Materials Gallery

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