ASTM F3072-14
(Guide)Standard Guide for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/GNSS-IIW) Endorsement
Standard Guide for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/GNSS-IIW) Endorsement
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to use a GPS/GNSS receiver to navigate in the wilderness. A person trained to this guide shall be endorsed for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/GNSS-IIW Endorsed).
4.1.1 Every person who is endorsed for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use shall have met the requirements of this guide.
4.2 This guide is the second level of training for wilderness GPS/GNSS use, and only establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required for a person to navigate with a GPS/GNSS receiver in a wilderness environment. No other skills are included or implied.
4.3 In addition to meeting the requirements of this guide, a person endorsed for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use shall also be adequately trained to travel and work in a wilderness environment.
4.4 Depending on the regulations or policies of the AHJ, additional knowledge, skills, or abilities may be required before a person who meets the requirements in this guide may use a GPS/GNSS receiver to navigate in a wilderness environment.
4.4.1 Nothing in this guide precludes an AHJ from adding additional requirements for its own members.
4.5 This guide by itself is not a complete training document. It only specifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for an individual to be endorsed for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use. This guide may, however, be used in the development of, or as part of, a complete training document or program.
4.6 Though this guide establishes only minimum training, it does not imply that a person endorsed for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use is a “trainee,” “probationary,” or other similar term member of an organization. The AHJ is responsible for determining the requirements and qualifications for member or employee ratings.
4.7 This guide can be used to evaluate a document to determine if its content includes the necessary topics for training a person to be endorsed ...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to use a GPS/GNSS2 receiver to navigate in the wilderness.
1.2 This guide applies to the use of a GPS/GNSS receiver on land, on and off roads, and on small bodies of water, wherever GPS/GNSS signals can be received.
1.3 This guide applies to the use of a GPS/GNSS receiver in disaster areas where local positioning aids or references may be lost or damaged.
1.4 This guide does not apply to the use of a GPS/GNSS receiver on large bodies of water, at sea, or in the air.
1.5 This guide does not imply that a GPS/GNSS receiver is a replacement for a map and compass. Use of the latter is strongly recommended as a backup for GPS/GNSS navigation.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation: F3072 − 14
Standard Guide for
Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/GNSS-IIW)
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Endorsement
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3072; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope F3071 Guide for Basic Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/
GNSS-IW) Endorsement
1.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills,
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and abilities required to use a GPS/GNSS receiver to navigate
3. Terminology
in the wilderness.
3.1 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
1.2 This guide applies to the use of a GPS/GNSS receiver
3.1.1 GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), n—a
on land, on and off roads, and on small bodies of water,
navigation system utilizing a constellation of dedicated satel-
wherever GPS/GNSS signals can be received.
lites to determine a location on or above the earth’s surface.
1.3 This guide applies to the use of a GPS/GNSS receiver in
3.1.2 GPS (Global Positioning System), n—the GNSS
disasterareaswherelocalpositioningaidsorreferencesmaybe
owned and operated by the United States government.
lost or damaged.
3.1.3 navigate, v—to plot a location on the earth, determine
1.4 This guide does not apply to the use of a GPS/GNSS
thedirectionanddistancetothatpoint,andtraveltoit;todirect
receiver on large bodies of water, at sea, or in the air.
a person to a particular location on the earth.
1.5 This guide does not imply that a GPS/GNSS receiver is
3.1.4 route, n—a series of waypoints which define a virtual
a replacement for a map and compass. Use of the latter is
path from one location to one or more other locations.
strongly recommended as a backup for GPS/GNSS navigation.
3.1.5 track, n—a three-dimensional trail defined by loca-
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the
tions collected by a GPS/GNSS receiver at specific intervals of
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
time.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.1.6 waypoint, n—an intermediate point on a route or line
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
of travel.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.2 Definitions of terms not defined in this standard can be
2. Referenced Documents
found inASTM Guide F1633, Guide F1773, Guide F2209, and
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
Guide F3071.
F1633 Guide for Techniques in Land Search
F1773 Terminology Relating to Climbing, Mountaineering, 4. Significance and Use
Search and Rescue Equipment and Practices
4.1 This guide establishes the minimum knowledge, skills,
F2209 Guide for Training of Level I Land Search Team
and abilities required to use a GPS/GNSS receiver to navigate
Member
in the wilderness. A person trained to this guide shall be
endorsed for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use (GPS/
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F32 on Search
GNSS-IIW Endorsed).
and Rescue and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F32.03 on Personnel,
4.1.1 Every person who is endorsed for Intermediate Wil-
Training and Education.
dernessGPS/GNSSUseshallhavemettherequirementsofthis
Current edition approved March 1, 2014. Published April 2014. DOI: 10.1520/
F3072-14.
guide.
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This guide refers to GPS/GNSS, rather than GPS, receivers, due to the
4.2 This guide is the second level of training for wilderness
increasing number of global satellite navigation systems worldwide. Currently, only
GPS and GLONASS are in operation and provide global satellite coverage.
GPS/GNSS use, and only establishes the minimum knowledge,
However, satellite navigation receivers are now manufactured which are capable of
skills, and abilities required for a person to navigate with a
utilizing GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo satellites to determine a position on or above
GPS/GNSS receiver in a wilderness environment. No other
the earth’s surface.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or skills are included or implied.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
4.3 In addition to meeting the requirements of this guide, a
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. person endorsed for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/GNSS Use
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shall also be adequately trained to travel and work in a 5.3 A person endorsed for Intermediate Wilderness GPS/
wilderness environment. GNSS Use shall demonstrate the ability to wor
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