CAMEL is designed to facilitate quantitative and qualitative representation of terrain conditions and knowledge about these conditions on the likely areal concentration of each landslide type.
A soldier during WWII, he was an infantryman on the Anzio Beachhead and later worked in combat zones as a reconnaissance car crewman, making topographical sketches of terrain and using his knowledge of French, Italian and German to interrogate prisoners.
In February 1999, stringent new rules for backcountry skiing went into effect at Baker -- a shovel, a partner and an avalanche transceiver, which signals rescuers, as well as knowledge of terrain, routes and current avalanche and weather conditions, are required for anyone who leaves or re-enters the ski area boundaries.
"The techno-fetishists always dream of replacing us (but) we can do things for firefighters on the ground that a camera attached to a drone just can't do," said Connors, noting that many lookouts stay in the job for decades, acquiring deep knowledge of terrain and weather.
An example is a topographic map, which is used in earth science disciplines as well as by hikers, emergency rescue operations, and other endeavors requiring knowledge of terrain.
An example is a topographic map, used in earth science disciplines as well as by hikers, emergency rescue operations, and other endeavors requiring knowledge of terrain.
Insufficient human knowledge about the terrain as well as the possible obstacles and other limitations, such as steepness of the terrain, is one of the major problems that a pedestrian usually encounters during locomotion in rugged landscapes.
I started out with certain advantages, including fluent Spanish and a thorough knowledge of the terrain.
But how to achieve that ascendency without the requisite tools and knowledge of the terrain?
