Description: Using data from koester's lost person behavior we can consider the distance from linear features that subjects are often found. This analsis incorporated hiker data.
Description: Studies have shown the interface between streams (drainage) and linear features shuch as roads and trails is a significant catching feature for missing subjects. This model highlights major interesections of stream and linear features.
Description: Assuming a walking speed of 2.5 kph, how far could someone get in a given amount of time? The slower walking speed accounts for environmental effects (snow, rain, etc) but the terrain and land cover are accounted for in the model.