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QuadTree Implementation in C# – Blue Toque Software
http://www.bluetoque.ca/products/quadtree
Software design and consulting. QuadTree Implementation in C#. Project hosted (open source) at BitBucket. Is a spatial partitioning. Strategy used to make queries on relationships between 2D spatial data such as coordinates in a Geographic Information System. GIS), or the location of objects in a video game. For instance, you may need to know all of the objects within a region on a map, test whether objects are visible by a camera, or optimize a collision detection. The general strategy of the QuadTree i...
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TrueNorth – Blue Toque Software
http://www.bluetoque.ca/products/truenorth
Software design and consulting. Is mapping software for backcountry professionals and enthusiasts. Born out of years of frustration at my experiences as a SAR member and avid backcountry recreationist at the lack of easy to use, accurate and powerful mapping software, TrueNorth was designed from the ground up to embody GIS-like power with word-processor like ease of use. Built using the .NET framework on the Microsoft Windows platform, TrueNorth will begin public beta releases spring 2013.
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Justice and Public Safety – Blue Toque Software
http://www.bluetoque.ca/services/safety
Software design and consulting. Justice and Public Safety. As a veteran SAR volunteer I can advise you on practical and technical solutions on many aspects of SAR operations from telecommunications, mapping solutions, technology choices, and team management. My experience designing and deploying facial recognition software allows me to advice you on FR systems, their capabilities and requirements. Emergency Management / ICS. Mapping Software for Backcountry Professionals. YourLo.ca/tion use cases.
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Blog – Blue Toque Software
http://www.bluetoque.ca/blog
Software design and consulting. YourLo.ca/tion use cases. In 2013 BlueToque Software announced the creation of YourLo.ca/tion – a service primarily intended for Search and Rescue groups to locate missing people. In the three years since the service was launched, we have seen its use steadily increasing with many SAR teams throughout Canada and the United States making use of it to locate and verify the location […]. A product in one week. Blue Toque Software designed and built the web service YourLo....
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XsdToClasses – Blue Toque Software
http://www.bluetoque.ca/products/xsdtoclasses
Software design and consulting. The XsdToClasses tool is an add-in for Microsoft Visual Studio that automates code generation from XML Schema Definition. Files (XSD), and allows the programmer to control, tune and override code generation. The tool is open source. And it is available here. It works with Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010. Visual Studio Express Editions from 2005 through 2010 are also supported. A simple solution is to download the following file:. NET Framework 3.5 (or higher). Note that...
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YourLo.ca/tion updates – Blue Toque Software
http://www.bluetoque.ca/2014/08/yourlo-cation-updates
Software design and consulting. Blue Toque Software designed and built the web service YourLo.ca/tion. A while back, and it became useful just a few weeks later on a search, assisting a local SAR group in locating a group of missing hikers. Since then SAR groups from around the world have been using the service and offering feedback. We are happy to announce the new and improved version of the service. We re-built YourLo.ca/tion from the ground up as a Microsoft Azure. The service is responsive. Locate p...
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On Blaming the Victim – Oplopanax Horridus
http://blog.oplopanax.ca/2011/11/on-blaming-the-victim
Darr; Skip to Main Content. A veteran SAR volunteer's experiences in British Columbia. On Blaming the Victim. How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing. Smart Phones and Battery Life. Don’t use Smart Phones for Backcountry Navigation. PLBs from the Rescuer’s Perspective. Finding Someone from a Helicopter. A Social Media Storm. On Blaming the Victim. On Blaming the Victim. 5 Comments ↓. A lot of people tend to blame the victim. Now, I’m not advocating against a careful and detailed analysis of what caused an...
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SAR Map of Canada
http://blog.oplopanax.ca/projects/sar-teams-map
Darr; Skip to Main Content. A veteran SAR volunteer's experiences in British Columbia. On Blaming the Victim. How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing. Smart Phones and Battery Life. Don’t use Smart Phones for Backcountry Navigation. PLBs from the Rescuer’s Perspective. Finding Someone from a Helicopter. A Social Media Storm. Show map in new window. On March 13, 2013 I wrote about the genesis of this project. The map started with some work I was doing for the BC Search and Rescue Association. I started this smal...
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Finding Someone from a Helicopter – Oplopanax Horridus
http://blog.oplopanax.ca/2011/08/finding-someone-from-a-helicopter
Darr; Skip to Main Content. A veteran SAR volunteer's experiences in British Columbia. On Blaming the Victim. How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing. Smart Phones and Battery Life. Don’t use Smart Phones for Backcountry Navigation. PLBs from the Rescuer’s Perspective. Finding Someone from a Helicopter. A Social Media Storm. Finding Someone from a Helicopter. Finding Someone from a Helicopter. 2 Comments ↓. It turns out it was the latter. Ridge Meadows SAR. Since our team arrived in the morning, our task was to...
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How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing - Oplopanax Horridus
http://blog.oplopanax.ca/2010/10/how-to-kill-yourself-snowshoeing
Darr; Skip to Main Content. A veteran SAR volunteer's experiences in British Columbia. On Blaming the Victim. How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing. Smart Phones and Battery Life. Don’t use Smart Phones for Backcountry Navigation. PLBs from the Rescuer’s Perspective. Finding Someone from a Helicopter. A Social Media Storm. How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing. How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing. 18 Comments ↓. In 2009 my SAR team did a rescue on Eagle Ridge. And most recently on Eagle Ridge. I found 23 incidents th...
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