Search methods
Click on the images for a larger view. Wide area search Close range search for buried victim (e.g. avalanche, collapsed buildings)
Hepkie field trials in Åre
All field trials as PDF Participants: ResQU personnel and Swedish Police Mountain Rescue Service. Location: Oviksfjällen outside Åre in Sweden. Date: May 2009 Field trial system The system used at the field trials was made up of two separate parts, one Base Unit and one Search Units. When the rescue team arrives at the deposit [...]
Hepkie overview
Download HEPKIE system overview as PDF The Hepkie system uses ordinary GSM cell phones as beacons, without modifications or any additional programs needed on the phone. The Base Unit triggers signaling from the cell phones in the coverage area so that the direction to them can be detected with the Search Unit(s). The Base Unit [...]
