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All About POINTER

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POINTER is groundbreaking new first responder tracking and location technology that allows first responders to pinpoint their colleagues more precisely in emergencies. This video provides an overview of how the DHS S&T-developed system works, leveraging magnetoquasistatic fields to pinpoint responders’ location to within one centimeter.   (DHS Video by Science & Technology Directorate/Released)

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