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1. Cellphone tells paramedics which floor you're on.

Author

Marks, Paul

Subjects
*CELL phone systems, *CELL phones, *TRIANGULATION, *AERIAL triangulation, *SATELLITE triangulation, *TRIANGULATION signal towers
Abstract

The article explains how the program Skyloc can assist in locating a individual in a high-rise building within two floors. Using the methods of triangulation, a cell phone's signal can be located by using positioning masts, but up until Skyloc, this method only helped in locating people horizontally, not vertically.

Published
2007
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