When someone goes missing in the wilderness or in mountainous terrain, time is the enemy. Traditional search and rescue operations rely on human teams, sometimes supplemented by drones equipped with cameras. But these methods are slow and often ineffective when the missing person is in a “radio shadow” area—a dead zone where cell towers cannot connect to phones and where E911 location services fail. In such cases, rescuers face vast, […]
Working at height has always been one of the most dangerous tasks in construction, maintenance and industrial settings. When someone slips or trips on an elevated platform, the effect of gravity turns a minor stumble into a life-threatening fall.Noisy machinery, dust-filled air and sprawling work zones can all delay a site manager’s awareness of an accident, and every second counts in getting help to a fallen worker. Traditional systems like […]