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Author: Scientific Working Group on Dog and Orthogonal detector Guidelines (SWGDOG)
VSRDA Glossary
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POD
POD (Probability of Detection): The chance that an object or missing person will be detected if present.
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POA
POA (Probability of Area): The chance that a missing person (or clue) is in the search Area.
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PLS
PLS (Point Last Seen): a point where a witness actually saw the subject. The PLS is usually the IPP (Initial Planning Point).