KenBarbalace
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On the suggestion of danescombe I starting a new thread for the InternetSAR.org search effort for Ron Boychuk in British Columbia Canada. From now on, each search effort we start will have its own thread so that we don't get different search efforts mixed up. I will update this post from time to time with the best available information for the Ron Boychuk search so that we always have one point to refer back to.
Participate in the search for Ron Boychuk
If you are already a member of InternetSAR.org you can go directly to the Ron Boychuk search at: http://InternetSAR.org/searches/boychuk/index.html
If you have not yet joined InternetSAR.org and would like participate in the Ron Boychuk search effort, please go to http://InternetSAR.org/user/join.html to sign up. Once you sign up an email will be sent to the email address you provide which you will need to use to activate your account.
VERY IMPORTANT: Reporting Findings
If you have an object that you want to report for the Boychuk search, please go to: http://internetsar.org/searches/boychuk/reportobject.html (you will have to be logged in to InternetSAR.org to file any reports). Please do not file reports for objects found in InternetSAR.org imagery directly to the Boychuk search team as our reporting system has been set up to help them manage and track imagery reports and ensure that all reports are properly evaluated. We can not ensure that reported imagery will be evaluated properly if it is not reported through the InternetSAR.org reporting channel.
This reporting system will allow you to track the progress of your reports and read all feedback submitted by report evaluators and the search team.
System requirements
To participate in the InternetSAR.org search effort for Ron Boychuk you will need to have Google Earth installed on your computer and you will need a broadband Internet connection as the sheer quantity of imagery that will need to load is way too much for a slow Internet connection like dialup.
What is known for the Ron Boychuk Search
Ron Boychuk disappeared on October 23, 2007 on his way home, while he was flying alone in a Cessna 172 plane. Ron departed from Revelstoke, Canada en route to the Vancouver Island community of Qualicum, Canada and never arrived.
A complete mission briefing of everything we know about the events surrounding Ron Boychuk's disappearance can be read at: http://internetsar.org/searches/boychuk/missionbriefing.html
(please note you must be logged in to InternetSAR.org to access the report)
Ron Boychuk's plane
Ron was flying the Cessna 172 pictured below:
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE: DO NOT CONTACT THE BOYCHUK SEARCH TEAM DIRECTLY YOURSELF
One of the big downfalls of the original MTurk search effort for Steve Fossett was the sheer volume of "white noise" created by people contacting the CAP and search teams directly themselves to report objects and ask questions. The InternetSAR.org reporting system has been designed to help search teams manage, evaluate and track reported imagery, so it is very important that all reports for InternetSAR.org imagery go through our reporting system. We do have an official point of contact with the Boychuk search team and they are able to log into InternetSAR.org and review ALL reported objects.
It is also acknowledged that good factual information will be critical for the success of our search mission. I will be using this forum to help collect questions that need to be answered and will pass them on to the Boychuk search team via our point of contact. Please ask any questions you have here rather than taking them directly to the Boychuk search team directly so that we don't overwhelm them with questions as happened with the Fossett search.
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InternetSAR.org: Volunteers collaboratively analyzing aerial and satellite imagery to assist in search and rescue efforts.
DISCUSS ACTIVE SEARCHES: Ron Boychuk in British Columbia, Canada & Steve Fossett in Nevada, USA
My blog posts on my MTurk search experience:
Using the Internet to Revolutionize Search and Rescue
Internet search for Steve Fossett eight weeks later
Edited by KenBarbalace (01/11/08 07:25 PM)
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KenBarbalace
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I just came across an interesting article at: http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=77ec86f2-c47a-4964-b52d-57b0c2be7d43
It is about how a parts shortage has been grounding Canadian Air Force Cormorant EH-101 helicopters, which are used for search and rescue missions. The article mentions the Ron Boychuk search in passing.
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InternetSAR.org: Volunteers collaboratively analyzing aerial and satellite imagery to assist in search and rescue efforts.
DISCUSS ACTIVE SEARCHES: Ron Boychuk in British Columbia, Canada & Steve Fossett in Nevada, USA
My blog posts on my MTurk search experience:
Using the Internet to Revolutionize Search and Rescue
Internet search for Steve Fossett eight weeks later
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KenBarbalace
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Loc: Portland Maine
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As I mentioned in the previous thread before splitting the Ron Boychuk search off to its own thread, I will be interviewed on Vancouver BC radio station CKNW 890am at 4:40pm today Pacific Time (in just about one hour) in relation to the Boychuk search. If you want to listen in and don't live in their listening area, you can go to: http://www.cknw.com/
Thanks to a lot of PR footwork by Fishcat, we are starting to get attention to our Boychuk search effort and around 12 people have signed up on InternetSAR.org today alone (mostly from Canada).
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InternetSAR.org: Volunteers collaboratively analyzing aerial and satellite imagery to assist in search and rescue efforts.
DISCUSS ACTIVE SEARCHES: Ron Boychuk in British Columbia, Canada & Steve Fossett in Nevada, USA
My blog posts on my MTurk search experience:
Using the Internet to Revolutionize Search and Rescue
Internet search for Steve Fossett eight weeks later
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Blue21
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As I mentioned in the previous thread before splitting the Ron Boychuk search off to its own thread, I will be interviewed on Vancouver BC radio station CKNW 890am at 4:40pm today Pacific Time (in just about one hour) in relation to the Boychuk search. If you want to listen in and don't live in their listening area, you can go to: http://www.cknw.com/
Thanks to a lot of PR footwork by Fishcat, we are starting to get attention to our Boychuk search effort and around 12 people have signed up on InternetSAR.org today alone (mostly from Canada).
Ken,
Good job on the interview. We should get more volunteers now.
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KenBarbalace
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Good job on the interview. We should get more volunteers now.
I was really nervous during the interview. I was so thankful when he went to commercial break so that I had a chance to collect my thoughts. 
I'm also thankful that I registered InternetSearchAndRescue.org as I'm sure people tried that domain as well.
We had three people sign up during the interview and two more sign up a few minutes after it was over. All told we have had around 15 people sign up today since the radio station first interviewed me earlier today. They have been really nice and are going out of their way to plug our effort to find Ron Boychuk.
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InternetSAR.org: Volunteers collaboratively analyzing aerial and satellite imagery to assist in search and rescue efforts.
DISCUSS ACTIVE SEARCHES: Ron Boychuk in British Columbia, Canada & Steve Fossett in Nevada, USA
My blog posts on my MTurk search experience:
Using the Internet to Revolutionize Search and Rescue
Internet search for Steve Fossett eight weeks later
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rpmckinley
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Reged: 09/10/07
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Loc: Texas, USA
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Good shot Ken, Now all we need is the right imagery.
I know - I Know,- You're working on it.
God this is frustrating.
Hopefully that interview will stirr up some more interest and get someone to caugh up some info and imagery we can use.
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KenBarbalace
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Good shot Ken, Now all we need is the right imagery.
I know - I Know,- You're working on it.
Yes we are working on it. All of our imagery is on the most probable flight path, but to the east of Salmon Arm. Ideally we will get some imagery to the west of Salmon Arm, but we have to remember that even the Salmon Arm info is rumint as supersquint would say. We can not and should not completely discount this imagery. As we should do, we will work on the best available imagery and best available information. If we get imagery to the west of the current imagery we may focus on it if the information we get from the Boychuk search team indicates that said imagery has a higher probability than our current imagery. At the same time, we will always revert back to lower probability imagery when we run out of the highest probability imagery.
It may be unlikely that he turned around, but it is not impossible. We simply don't know and we need to exhaust all possibilities in the order of probability.
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God this is frustrating.
Hopefully that interview will stirr up some more interest and get someone to caugh up some info and imagery we can use.
Rome wasn't built in a day and we really are working in uncharted waters in many respects. The more we do this the better we will get at working with search teams and the more likely it will be that we get in on the decision process for choosing what areas imagery will be captured for.
Remember to find Ron Boychuk we must find where he is not.
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InternetSAR.org: Volunteers collaboratively analyzing aerial and satellite imagery to assist in search and rescue efforts.
DISCUSS ACTIVE SEARCHES: Ron Boychuk in British Columbia, Canada & Steve Fossett in Nevada, USA
My blog posts on my MTurk search experience:
Using the Internet to Revolutionize Search and Rescue
Internet search for Steve Fossett eight weeks later
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Blue21
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Good shot Ken, Now all we need is the right imagery.
I know - I Know,- You're working on it.
God this is frustrating.
Hopefully that interview will stirr up some more interest and get someone to caugh up some info and imagery we can use.
We definitely are ready for the pertinent imagery, that is, west of Spense Bridge and along the possible roads and valley routes to Boychuk’s destination. Unless he fell ill, he surely flew along the most likely routes west.
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RebelRob
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Reged: 10/17/07
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Loc: Beautiful BC
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I will be interviewed on Vancouver BC radio station CKNW 980 AM at 4:40pm today Pacific Time (in just about one hour) in relation to the Boychuk search. If you want to listen in and don't live in their listening area, you can go to: http://www.cknw.com/
Thanks to a lot of PR footwork by Fishcat, we are starting to get attention to our Boychuk search effort and around 12 people have signed up on InternetSAR.org today alone (mostly from Canada).
Ken,
Good job on the interview. We should get more volunteers now.
Yes - good interview - I listened to it old-school over the airways (980 AM btw). That should provide a boost in interest to this effort.
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KenBarbalace
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I will be interviewed on Vancouver BC radio station CKNW 980 AM at 4:40pm today Pacific Time (in just about one hour) in relation to the Boychuk search. If you want to listen in and don't live in their listening area, you can go to: http://www.cknw.com/
Thanks to a lot of PR footwork by Fishcat, we are starting to get attention to our Boychuk search effort and around 12 people have signed up on InternetSAR.org today alone (mostly from Canada).
Ken,
Good job on the interview. We should get more volunteers now.
Yes - good interview - I listened to it old-school over the airways (980 AM btw). That should provide a boost in interest to this effort.
Thanks,
Yes we are getting a really good boost in new members today. They first covered the story earlier in the day which resulted in almost one dozen new members before the afternoon interview. During the Interview three more people signed up and since then another seven people have signed up as of this moment. 
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InternetSAR.org: Volunteers collaboratively analyzing aerial and satellite imagery to assist in search and rescue efforts.
DISCUSS ACTIVE SEARCHES: Ron Boychuk in British Columbia, Canada & Steve Fossett in Nevada, USA
My blog posts on my MTurk search experience:
Using the Internet to Revolutionize Search and Rescue
Internet search for Steve Fossett eight weeks later
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