PRSAR Water Recovery Team
Peace River K9 Search & Rescue maintains a specialized unit for the recovery of a lost person in water. This unit consists of Highly trained K9, both Cadaver and Live find, a Sonar operator, Divers and a boat Captain all trained in Drowned Victim Recovery (DVR). All DVR K9 teams have Certifications from either NAPWDA, NNDDA or NASAR Type II Water meeting FEMA 508 and ASTM standards. The team is trained in 2D, Side imaging Sonar and Down Imaging technologies to complement the K9's in the boat. All team members pass a swimmers safety course and crime scene preservation.
Peace River K9 Search & Rescue uses side scan sonar technology to locate underwater targets and perform sonar mapping. The sonar is also used to locate dangerous areas that the divers need to avoid for safety considerations. The use of this technology greatly speeds up the recovery.
One of the products that the team can produce is the Side Scan mosaic. Side scan mosaic is the overlaying of side scan data from a sonar log onto the map view. The process involves removing the water column from the raw sonar return and locating the remaining sonar image in the correct geographic location. The result of this process is a highly detailed two dimensional map image showing underwater structure and features. This overlay can be exported into a .KMZ file for overlaying on Google Earth and GIS maps.
Peace River K9 Search & Rescue uses side scan sonar technology to locate underwater targets and perform sonar mapping. The sonar is also used to locate dangerous areas that the divers need to avoid for safety considerations. The use of this technology greatly speeds up the recovery.
One of the products that the team can produce is the Side Scan mosaic. Side scan mosaic is the overlaying of side scan data from a sonar log onto the map view. The process involves removing the water column from the raw sonar return and locating the remaining sonar image in the correct geographic location. The result of this process is a highly detailed two dimensional map image showing underwater structure and features. This overlay can be exported into a .KMZ file for overlaying on Google Earth and GIS maps.
