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31-08-2011 9:19 AM
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I do not know anything about satnav or gps, (except a very vague idea of what they are) so advice needed for a small portable device, that could give useful co-ordinates to pass on to the emergency services call centre staff, to enable the ambulance to accurately find the location of the boat...
(generally a location on the canal is between bridge number xxx and bridge number xxx, or at a marina. which are not necessarily on the general maps used)
Does anyone know the type of co-ordinates used by the ambulance/fire/police service e.g. lat and long, or other?
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31-08-2011 9:26 AM
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When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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31-08-2011 9:32 AM
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I would prefer to give the co-ordinates that the emergency service can recognise and use, even if the mobile signal can be traced.... it would be more "re-asssuring to me" to know that I have given the location to the operator, in the same way as you would give your address, or location on a road/street ...
Re: satnav or gps
31-08-2011 9:34 AM
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When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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31-08-2011 9:47 AM
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the alternative GPS - Etrex will give the location but are in the dear sort of range
My Nokia Mobile has a GPS map on it that give Lat and Long without the phone signal
This netbook came with AutoRoute which will show you Lat and long
this program will give you map ref from lat long http://www.nearby.org.uk/conversions-more.cgi
Re: satnav or gps
31-08-2011 9:51 AM
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quote
Start by entering a Postcode, Grid Reference or Coordinate here :
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and if I had any one of those available, I could pass that info to the emerg services....

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31-08-2011 10:02 AM
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31-08-2011 10:04 AM
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The “4 counties ring” does not have full mobile phone coverage.
Might be worth contacting British Waterways:- Customer Services
Telephone: 01923 201120
Email: enquiries.hq@britishwaterways.co.uk
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31-08-2011 10:06 AM
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31-08-2011 10:12 AM
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the Nokia Novi maps only give lat long
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31-08-2011 11:48 AM
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Quote from: journeys FWIW Ambulance and police services use post codes and or roads/junctions, land marks, (I was informed by both they did not have the facilities to easily deal with Grid References), BUT Air Ambulance and mountain rescue use OSGB Grid Reference.
Was lead to believe it was more dependent on area. More rural the emergency service then more likely they would use OS grid reference. Also when you phone the emergency services you can't specify an air ambulance so somewhere along the line someone is converting to grid reference.
For Shropshire Fire services
Quote Actions to assist the Fire and Rescue Service include:
During any 999 emergency call that you may be required to make to the Fire Service you will be asked for the postcode for the property involved. If you know them tell the Fire Control Operator you speak to these details.
Knowing a 6 figure map reference for your property and informing the Fire Service at the time of call. (Consider writing it on a label stuck to or near the telephone)
Placing a clear sign with the name of the farm or property name/number at the end of the track or lane would be a physical indication to attending Fire Service personnel in locating your property.
You may be asked by the Fire Control Operator to go to the end of the drive to direct the oncoming Fire appliances via the best possible access points (Information that is not always readily available from a map)
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31-08-2011 11:59 AM
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31-08-2011 1:23 PM
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Degrees minutes and seconds
UTM
MGRS
CH1903
OS Grid
and something called Maidenhead

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31-08-2011 3:18 PM
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It's an offline (no network connection required) program with the maps stored on the phone so it will still work whether I can get a mobile signal or not.
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31-08-2011 3:46 PM
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Quote from: pierre_pierre er hum, look at the yellow input it converts lat long to OS reference
But...... If I don`t know the lat and long, of where I am.............

Hence my query about satnav or gps device...... to actually TELL me WHERE I AM.


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