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ResQU AB brings a completely new tool to search for missing persons or people in emergency situations, the mobile phone locating system. Hepkie finds people that are lost, on land or at sea, or stuck in avalanches, earthquakes and fires. This can today only be done through with an accuracy of approximately 100 meters. In [...]
Mobile phone tracking comparisons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mobile phone tracking tracks the current position of a mobile phone even on the move. To locate the phone, it must emit at least the roaming signal to contact the next nearby antenna tower, but the process does not require an active call. GSM localisation is then done by multilateration [...]
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 [...]
