New Student-Designed System Tracks Firefighters, Special Forces

University of Florida Public Release, 13 Apr 2006 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 more