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#291872 - 03/08/19 01:40 PM Rapid SOS
hikermor Geezer in Chief Geezer Registered: 08/26/06 Posts: 7705 Loc: southern Cal	Just exposed to this technology in a news story about a capsized kayaker who was located and rescued through its deployment. I stumbled across this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RapidSOS Interesting and probably somewhat promising, given the ubiquity of cell phones... Does anyone have any experience with Rapid SOS?? _________________________ Geezer in Chief
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#291873 - 03/08/19 03:37 PM Re: Rapid SOS [Re: hikermor]
chaosmagnet Sheriff Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/03/09 Posts: 3876 Loc: USA	I have a nodding acquaintance with Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs, aka 911 call centers) and the technology many of them use to locate callers, but this is new to me. Thanks for the share.
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#291875 - 03/08/19 04:15 PM Re: Rapid SOS [Re: hikermor]
dougwalkabout Crazy Canuck Carpal Tunnel Registered: 02/03/07 Posts: 3270 Loc: Alberta, Canada	Interesting, and potentially very useful. I cock a sceptical eye on the privacy implications, though.
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