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Contents

Weather sites - Current readings, rain radars and detailed forecasts
Other NZ SAR Districts on the web
National SAR Organisations - from around the world
Miscellaneous SAR OrganisationsSARINZ, Mountain Radio Service, etc
SAR management Software - includes IMAN, GMAN and Tumonz
SAR Theory and Research topicsLost person behaviour, SAR theory, etc
Tikanga - cultural information
Effective Communication - Getting the message across
IT and the Internet - Security, ISP's, and open source options

Weather

Metservice - Forecasts, situation maps, severe weather warnings, rain radar, etc -
METvuw - rain radar, wind maps, temperatures, and other current met data -
Wellington Regional Council - River flow data - current flows and seven day history -
NIWA - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research -
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (USA) - Airport weather data for last 24 hours -
Trevor McGavin's homepage - Online NZ weather station links -
Extra Meteorology - lots of links and weather info -

Other NZ SAR Districts on the web

 Hamilton SAR group SAR in the Waikato.
Hamilton Youth SAR As above, but for 'youf'.
Rotorua SAR Contact details for the Rotorua area.
Taranaki SAR Brief info on SAR in the 'Naki - includes some maps of the area.
Tasman SAR Covers the top of the South Island - as of May 07, site is affected by hacking
Canterbury Land SAR Covers the Canterbury district around Christchurch and includes a Training calendar
Mid and South Canterbury Land SAR A well organised site covering area between the Rangitata and Waitaki rivers, and extending inland to Twizel and Aorangi Mt Cook

National SAR Organisations

 New Zealand Land Search and Rescue (Inc) - the home of NZLSAR.
New Zealand Search and Rescue Council - the organisation charged with coordinating New Zealand's search and rescue agencies.
NZ Urban Search and Rescue - NZ's multi-agency urdan search rescue response group specialising in structural collapse incidents.
National Search and Rescue Council - Look! Australia's got one too - comes complete with online manual
Australian Emergency Services Volunteers Network - A site for Australian emergency service volunteers designed to help them share information, resources, ideas, thoughts and comments.
Canada's National Search and Rescue Secretariat - the organisation that provides liason between Canada's SAR agencies.
National Association for Search and Rescue - SAR USA style. NASAR describes itself as "a not-for-profit membership association dedicated to advancing professional, literary, and scientific knowledge in fields related to search and rescue."
The Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue - Geysers, volcanos, Bjork, and now this... Highly organised SAR from the North Atlantic.
Irish Mountain Rescue Association - the coordinating organisation for Irish Mountain Rescue Services.
Association of Lowland Search and Rescue - the UK organisation that promotes and co-ordinates search and rescue arrangements in the lowland areas of the United Kingdom and its offshore islands.
Mountain Rescue Council - apparently there are mountains somewhere in the UK...
Royal National Lifeboat Institution - UK Lifeboat service
Swedish Civil Defence League - English fact sheet

Miscellaneous SAR organisations

SARINZ Search and Rescue Institute of New Zealand
Wellington Mountain Radio Service - Mountain radio hire for back-country HF comms
Cibola SAR - a New Mexico SAR site with good functionality and lots of useful info.

SAR management Software

 Open source admin database - E-GADS - an administrative data base from Canada
Integrated Search management software - Martin Colewell's SAR software site
Tumonz - The Ultimate Map of New Zealand
Web EOC (Emergency Operations Centre) - CIMS compliant emergency management software for the IMT - distributed in NZ by Critchlows

It makes you think.... SAR Theory and Research topics

SARinfo BC - A library of planning information for the SAR community from Canada
POD factoring - Info about Probability of Detection
Papers on SAR theory - Does Marine SAR theory really apply to Land SAR?
Bayesian models for SAR - Number crunching for those who can
International Society for Bayesian Analysis - more on probability theory and the question of inverse probability
dBS SAR research topics - Bob Koester's research site
Alzheimer's research - Not only Alzheimer's, but other forms of dementia too
The Centre for Search Research - Research from the UK
Ken Hill's SAR home page - Ken is a Canadian psychologist, SAR researcher, and analyst of lost person behaviour
Ken Hill's academic home page - a list of Ken's many publications and details of his current research
Dr Ed Cornell's home page - another psychologist studying another aspect of lost person behaviour
USA National Search and Rescue Committee - contains a library of research material in pdf format
UK Lowland Search Institute - provider of lowland SAR research and training.
SAR Research and Documents - papers on research and development in SAR
NSARS R and D - Canadian SAR research and development

Tikanga - cultural information

Effective communication requires understanding and insight into language and culture. Sometimes, we just need a bit of help to get there.

The Aotearoa New Zealand Reo homepage - with resources and links
Maori.org.nz - links to Maori language and tikanaga
New Zealand Educational Institute te reo Maori course - learn to korero...
Te Kete Ipurangi - The online learning centre
Learning Media - Te Pou Taki Korero

Foreign language translation and interpreters
Language Line - A telephone interpreting service
Pacific International Translations (NZ) Ltd
NZTC International
TranslationNZ
Babel Fish - Text translation to and from several European and Asian languages

Effective communication - getting the message across

Communication Skills - Covers negotiation, interview techniques, listening, NLP, English as a second language, ADR, etc
Auditory processing problems with Autism - Communication strategies with Autistics
What is plain language?
- Plain language and why you should use it.
Mindtools - Improve your oral and written communication skills.
Language techniques - Guidelines for interpersonal communication.
Neuro-Linguistic programming - As it says - NLP

Information technology and the Internet

Safety and security on the Internet

The Internet is insecure and can expose your computer and its contents to damage. WLSAR recommends that you manage the risks with some basic precautions:

  • Make sure you have the latest security updates for your operating system and software
  • Make sure you have the most recent virus protection updates
  • Consider using a firewall
  • Ensure that your system is clear of trojans and spyware. Check your PC regularly with a combination of two or three programmes (see the links below)
  • Consider using non-microsoft applications for email and browsing. Examples include:-
    Email - Mozilla Thunderbird, Eudora, Pegasus mail
    Browsers - Firefox, Mozilla, and Opera
For more information on your internet security, try:

Linux options

For those already into Linux, read no more - this is really basic stuff for beginners. For the uninitiated, try the following and experiment with some 'easy to use' Linux packages with Windows style look and feel.
  • If buying a new machine, partition your hard drive to allow the installation of two or more operating systems - Windows, and other(s) of your choice (eg Linux)
  • Get an old machine and experiment with a Linux install. Check out Distrowatch.com for linux options. If you need Windows for some apps, run it from within Linux using VM ware.
  • For easy to install and run packages, try Ubuntu or PCLinuxOS - download ur copies onto a CD and either run from ur CD drive or install. Up to 16,000 software apps bundled with these packages, including Browsers (Firefox and Opera), email clients, Open Office (Word processor, spreadsheet, and presentations), MySQL database, and web development tools.

Broadband providers (Wireless and copper)

Woosh - Wireless broadband provider currently rolling out in Wellington
Citylink - Wellington's primary broadband backbone - operates Cafenet
Gasp - Developing Wellington wireless provider - coverage includes Eastbourne and Hutt Valley
Bordernet satellite - Australia/NZ Broadband and voice over IP phone service, no copper connection required
Consumer Online - An up-to-date price and feature comparison of broadband providers
Iconz- Copper and wireless services, including the 'Extend' wireless service in partnership with BCL
Southnet - Broadband in the deep south
TelstraClear - an alternative to jetstream
ISP links - links, links and more links
Wireless data forum - as it says...

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