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How POINTER's First Responder Location Tracking Works

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The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) teamed with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop POINTER, a groundbreaking first responder tracking technology that uses magnetoquasistatic fields to three-dimensionally locate responders during emergencies—especially when visibility is low due to heavy smoke or debris. With POINTER, incident command can pinpoint team members within one meter. (DHS Video by Science & Technology Directorate/Released)

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