Research projects recently supported by MRA grants are:
Matt Jacobs
“Terrain Based Probability Models for SAR”
Abstract:
In order to examine the effect of terrain on search and rescue (SAR) find locations, incidents from the International Search and Rescue Incident Database (ISRID) were compared against a variety of geospatial data. Unlike most SAR research to date, find locations were examined independent of a subject’s last known location or possible travel route. Notable variations in find probability relative to terrain were observed, as well as differences in the find locations of injured and uninjured subjects.