Search Area Calculator
Estimate cells, total search time, and per-team workload for any SAR operation.
Cells
32
Total time
10.7 h
Per team
2.7 h
How the estimate works
We divide your area by cell footprint to get a cell count, multiply by minutes-per-cell to get total search time, then split across teams. Real-world times vary with terrain, vegetation, weather, and POD (probability of detection) targets — adjust the minutes-per-cell input accordingly.
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