Search & geography

SAR Tools

Support search decisions with tools built for the work of finding people and aircraft. The SAR toolkit connects search theory, geography, and field assignments.

In this workspace

What the section handles.

Search design

Create grids, planning segments, and patterns such as expanding square and creeping line.

Probability planning

Work with POA and POD methods, including Mattson, O’Connor, proportional, combined, trail-based, and statistical approaches.

Aircraft search

Use altitude and terrain context for airborne beacon line-of-sight planning rings.

Distress information

Capture structured aircraft distress beacon reports, including first and last signal details.

In practice

From input to action.

The workspace shares its records with related areas of the incident, so an update can inform the next task or decision.

  1. EstimateDefine the last known information and candidate search areas.
  2. PlanCompare search priorities and generate map-based work.
  3. LearnBring search results and new clues back into the next allocation decision.
Inside ArcHorizon

See the workspace.

Application screenshotSAR planning map with segments, probability values, and search patterns
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Connected sections

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