The upgraded McMurdo FastFind 220 and Kannad SafeLink Solo Personal Location Beacons. (Photo: Orolia)

Orolia launches Galileo-enabled personal locators in Europe

February 28, 2019

Orolia’s McMurdo FastFind 220 and Kannad SafeLink Solo personal location beacons (PLB) now operate with the Galileo GNSS […]

This article is tagged with beacons, emergency response, Galileo constellation, Orolia, personal locator, PLB, search and rescue and posted in Latest News, Mobile

ION GNSS+ 2018 plenary keys in on Emergency Location Service in Android

September 26, 2018

Reflecting the dramatic changes and advances that have taken place in the applications of positioning technology over the […]

This article is tagged with Android, Emergency Location Service, emergency response, Google, ION GNSS, ION GNSS+ 2018, lidar technology, Paul LaRocque, Steve Malkos, Teledyne Optech and posted in Featured Stories, Latest News

UAVs, new sensors and mapping help with volcano eruption response

July 2, 2018

A team of five volunteers armed with drones, advanced sensor systems and GIS technologies joined the response effort […]

This article is tagged with CRASAR, DJI, emergency response, Esri, Kilauea, natural disaster, UAS, UAV, volcano eruption and posted in Latest News, Mapping, UAV/UGV

Image: Douglas County Search and Rescue Team.

DJI: Drones rescued 65 people in 2017

April 30, 2018

At least 65 people have been rescued by drones in the last year, according to a new report […]

This article is tagged with DJI, drone rescue, emergency response, report, search and rescue, thermal imaging, UAV and posted in Latest News, UAV/UGV

UASTrakker to showcase search-and-rescue drone system at AUVSI Xponential

April 13, 2018

UASTrakker LLC is offering a new guidance system to enable first responders and maritime rescue units to use fully autonomous […]

This article is tagged with AUVSI Xponential 2018, distress beacon, emergency response, fire, military, police, search and rescue, UASTrakker, UAV and posted in UAV/UGV

Airbus to provide near real-time access to its satellite data

January 31, 2018

Airbus has launched near real-time satellite imagery capabilities together with its 24/7 Emergency Image Delivery Service to aid […]

This article is tagged with 24/7 Emergency Image Delivery Service, Airbus, emergency response, Kongsberg Satellite Services, KSAT, satellite imagery and posted in Defense, Mapping

Polaris Wireless to deliver E911 indoor location to Alaska

January 30, 2018

Polaris Wireless, a provider of high-accuracy, software-based wireless location solutions, has signed a multi-year, multi-phase contract for delivery […]

This article is tagged with Alaska, E911, emergency response, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, GCI, indoor location, Polaris Wireless, The Alaska Wireless Network and posted in Latest News, Mobile

Medical drone integrates augmented reality

October 27, 2017

A telemedical drone system with holographic technology can quickly put emergency physicians and lifesaving medical supplies in the […]

This article is tagged with augmented reality, drone, emergency response, holograph, medical, Mississippi, telemedical drone, UAS, UAV and posted in From the Magazine, UAV/UGV

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