SARMasterBasicUserOrientation

SARMasterBasicUserOrientation

ThisguidewillprovideabasicorientationtotheSARMasterUserInterface.

BeforeyouuseSARMaster,makesureyouhaveanswerstothefollowingquestions:
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WhatistheSARMasterSystem
WhatisaSARMasterClientWorkstation
WhatisaSARMasterUser
HowshouldIsetupmySARMasterScreens
HowdoInavigatetheSARMasterUserInterface
HowdoIidentifyBeaconAlertsthatIshouldtakeactionon
HowdoIverifyBeaconOwnershipusingtheBeaconRegistry
WhocanIcallforassistancewithSARMaster

WhatisSARMaster?
SARMasterisautilityforanRCCOperatortoassistintheaidofprosecutingaSARIncident.
OnekeyfunctionofSARMasteristhevisibilityintotheCOSPASSARSATsystemforrecognizing406
DistressBeaconTransmissions.Thereareover400,000offtheshelf406beaconsinWorld.The
SARMastersystemisacommandandcontrolinterfacewhichallowsanRCCtointerpret,organize,and
trackBeaconTransmissionData.
TheSARMasterinfrastructureinteractswithCOSPASSARSATSatelliteandGroundstationcomponents.
Beacontransmissionsviathesatellitesarereceivedbythesatellitetrackingstations(LocalUser
Terminals:LUTs)whicharethenintegratedandfedintotheMCCnetworkwhichinturnfeedstheRCC
SARMastersystem.WhenRCCControllersidentifydatarelevant,SARMastertoolsareusedtoassist
withthelocatingandrecoveringoftheperson(s)indistress.

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OnceSARMastersoftwareisloadedontoanRCCworkstation,openingtheSARMasterlinkalongwith
theUtilitiesmodulewillallowtheUsertoreceiveBeaconrelatedinformation.

SARMaster.lnk

NavigatingtheSARMasterUserInterface
WhentheSARMastersoftwareisopenedusingtheSARMasterlink,theSARMasterIncidentManager
opens.

TheToolBarandTabsoftheincidentmanagerallowtheusertoaccesstheotherSARMasterUtilities.
TheincidentmanagerwindowisalsothelocationwhereRCCcreatedincidentsmaybereferencedata
glance.
TheGISTab(alsorepresentedbytheglobeicon)andtheUtilitiesTab(alsorepresentedbythe
antennaicon)aretwocommonlyusedutilities.

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TheGISInterface,representedabove,allowstheusertoseeDivisionalboundaries,andhasmany
configurations/featurestoenhancealerts/location/AORs,etc.IconsindicateBeaconTransmissionsand
makedistinctionsbetweenDopplerandGPSlocations.TheImageaboveisanexampleofhowanRCC
Controller,setsupSARMasteronhisdesktop.
UsingtheUtilitiesIconwillexposetheUtilitiesInterfaceMenu.TheCOSPASSARSATBeaconsTabwill
allowyoutoaccesscriticalDatarelatedBeaconTransmissions.TherearefourtabswithintoCOSPAS
SARSATBeaconsgeneratedwindowwhichyoushouldbefamiliarwith:Composites,Elementals,
Messages,andBeaconRegistry.

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TheCompositeswindowcontainsusefulBeaconDatainformation,Configurationsettings,andBeacon
InformationSubTabs.
TheBeaconDataSubTaboffersusefuldatafortrackingdownabeacons
owner.

TheElementalsPageoffersrawdata.Informationanddatarelatingtotheinitialconfidenceratingof
location,andDopplerpositionscanbediscoveredthroughthesub

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tabs.

TheMessagesTabisusedasacursoryutilitywhichenablestoidentifythevolumeofactivity,andthe
contributionsofeachsatellitesystemtoSARMaster.EachScreenbelowindicatesdatafromaseparate
satellitesystem.ThefirstisaGEOSAT,thesecondisaLEOSATandthethirdexampleisdatareceived
fromaMEOSAT.

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TheBeaconRegistryTabistheSARMasterBeaconRegistryInterfacewhereBeaconOwnershipDatamay
befound.

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VerificationofBeaconRegistrationcanbefoundbyusingtheBeaconSerialNumber(foundonthe
BeaconDatasubTabinElementalsorCompositespagesasseenbelow).

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TRAININGNOTES:
HereareafewconsiderationstoprovidecontextforthenewSARMasterUsers:
MostBeaconActivationsareAccidentalActivations.
AdditionalTrainingbeyondthisorientationshouldfocusonthedevelopmentofSARMasterUser
Functionality.
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AcknowledgereceivedBeaconAlerts
UseSARMasterInterfacetoaccessBeaconDataincludingBeaconSerialNumber
UseBeaconRegistryDatabasetoidentifyRegistrationDataandIdentityofBeaconUser
AccuracyofPLBlocation(DopplervsGPSandDopplerconfidencelevels)