GPS Like System for Firefighters?
An interesting new system based on the general premise of the GPS system of triangulation of a receiver’s distance from satellites may make its way to helping locate firefighters in burning buildings.
An Indoor Positioning System or IPS is being talked about by Thales, the former owner of Magellan. The system uses Ultra Wide Band signals that could tell distances inside buildings where GPS signals can’t penetrate. Very cool.
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Posted by Scott Martin at December 12, 2007 9:17 PM
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