Category Archives: Lost Person Behavior

Bayesian Motion Models of LPB

Posted on January 1, 2010 by ctwardy

Lin & Goodrich at Brigham Young are working on Bayesian motion models for generating probability maps. They have an interesting model, but need GPS tracks to train it. It's a nice complement to our approach, and it will be interesting … Continue reading →

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Syrotuck's Data

Posted on July 5, 2008 by ctwardy

Syrotuck's main study is his 1976, with N=242. But he gives much more detail about distance travelled in his 1975 paper, breaking distance down every 0.2 miles. Unfortunately, he only reports probabilities, not numbers, and doesn't even report total N. … Continue reading →

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Data Analysis Update

Posted on February 17, 2003 by ctwardy

Early 2003: Charles Twardy plans to reanalyze the Virginia data, correcting for some problems in last year's run. In February, we will analyze the Australian data for the draft report. Dec 2001: In preparation for the Australian data, Adam Golding … Continue reading →

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Data Collection

Posted on December 11, 2002 by ctwardy

Data Collection 11 Dec 2002: We have 271 entries comprising about 200 separate cases from all states except New South Wales (and the Australian Capital Territory). We have sent each state a copy of their data and a request for … Continue reading →

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