SearchPatterns app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Adam Kusch
First release : 01 Feb 2012
App size: 206.93 Kb
Easily calculate various values to help you manage your Search and Rescue search patterns.
Featured search patterns:
- Expanding Square
- Creeping Line Ahead (CLA)
- Sector Search
For each search pattern, calculate:
- total distance of your search
- how long it will take to fly it
- total square area searched
in addition to:
Expanding Square:
- calculate number of waypoints needed to enter the pattern in a GPS
Creeping Line Ahead:
- calculate number of legs to fly based on a given the distance you need to creep (defined search area)
OR
- calculate the maximum distance you can cover based on a fixed amount of legs
Sector:
- use 60 degree or 30 degree cuts
- calculate subsequent tracks