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New student-designed system tracks firefighters, special forces

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The old technique of using push pins and maps to track troop movements just got a radical new upgrade for soldiers or firefighters in rugged terrains. A group of University of Florida engineering students has designed a system to locate, track and communicate with special forces troops or firefighters in remote areas where no cell towers or other communications infrastructure exist. Read the rest of this entry »

TrackStick - Be your own 007

February 3rd, 2006