GRID Find for the Palm Pilot and the PocketPC
Below (available for download) is a Handheld computer (PDA) program for use by Civil Air Patrol Search teams.
There are two versions this program.
One is for a PalmPilot running Palm OS3.x to 4.x (OS5 is comming).
Two is for a PocketPC handheld. (THIS IS BETA). Same program just compiled for a PocketPC system.
Usage:
Enter the Lat and Long of SarSat hits from AFRCC and the program will calculate the GRID and the sectional chart.
When you give the program a Latitude-Longitude (lat-long) Coordinate, it will compute and show you a CAP search grid using both the Cell (new) grid system and the Conventional (old) grid system. the New Cell grid system eliminates the need for plotting SARSAT hits on a map solely for the purposes of locating a grid. Aircrews can be dispatched to a Cell Grid more quickly than to a specific lat-long coordinate.
If your coordinate lands exactly on the boundary (e.g., 30') the computer will default to the grid quadrant immediately to the NORTH and or WEST of that border/coordinate. This is consistent with the system since all grids are to the Northwest of the original reference point.
You will see both the 15 Minute Cell Grid and the 7.5 Minute (subdivided) Cell Grid. The Cell grid system works anywhere in the Western half of the Northern Hemisphere (Northwestern Quadrant). All of North America is therefore covered by this system. The output of this program will issue both the standard 15-minute by 15-minute grid AND the 7.5-minute by 7.5-minute grid applicable to the selected set of coordinates. Users of the Cell (new) grid system and this application should be familiar with
The Cell (new) CAP Grid System
and/or can view this
document for self-training and/or clarification.
It will also show you the C.A.P. Grid Number using the Conventional (old) grid system.
It will give you the subdivided (A-B-C-D) 7.5-Minute Conventional Grid.
The program will tell you which (primary) Sectional Chart contains the coordinate pair and how many Conventional grid squares that sectional contains. Note that the Sectional Chart to the North and West is considered the Primary chart.
4.2d
Printing the history to a IR printer. Needs the
Stevens Creek Software PalmPrint sofware
Printing ONLY work on Palm systems
4.3
Added a History Viewer,
Added a Sectional Viewer, Editor, and you can Add or Remove Sectionals.
PalmPilot
PocketPC
or
or
Does not support printing at this time.
CAP CELL GRID SYSTEM
If you have any questions please contact jforman@akornn.com
Document last modified on:
06/21/2005