New Sensor System Tracks Firefighters Where Gps Fails

everyone involved in this village that maryland fire and rescue missions knows how difficult it dangerous it is to locate a missing firefighters in a small p_ and for now we are very knowing you don't really see anything that you can see an environment of tushar business you're going on in space with head injuries were bought for borders and orlando hard time finding jerry forestry that's why these firefighters are testing out a new type of sensors est and the tracks their whereabouts deep inside buildings were standard g_p_s_ units often don't work was intended for a long time support on office by mcconnell size but i think indian in that case commentator there was a nine a m standing up when i send our firefighters were actually and almonds was support for the national science foundation c_e_o_ calpoly entertainment the company t_r_ existence are developing this portable device called the centric stacking you'd it actually is a suite of sensors centers including accelerometers and generous curbs on this earth science or someone so you have any away for example as firefighter outfitted with the center of those for the smoke percentage tracking that matches location sense that that actually here five days to this case instinctive and his laptop the system can transmit via radio waves bluetooth or wifi it highly efficient tremendous one of our servers people are firefighters get in trouble and need help it's going to cut my condo until about a tenth of what it takes right now to go here you go blind search in addition to firefighters police says the septic system could benefit other first responders like the police came up or the red cross as well as the military advisers for first responders firefighters more difficult because of the types of emotions that their performance police says they're working to hold the accuracy of the system before they make it available for sale to firefighters the colt pinpoint precision keeping a watchful eyes of the smoke and playing precise nation i'm miles o'brien