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Author Re: When You Dial 911, Can Help Find You?
Thomas M. Goethe

2005-05-22, 10:52 pm

"Steve & Susan" <smakky@spam.com> wrote in message
news:nvj191hpvhc3j5n3raq6s8k5gl5s1g8gfv@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 22 May 2005 10:38:58 -0700, John Nelson
> <DieSpammerDie@njabl.org> wrote:
>
>
> Even WITH GPS, there are severe limitations to cellular ALI. One that
> is consistantly ignored is the location of an iindividual inside a
> shopping mall or highrise building where there is attenuation of
> signal preventing the use of the GPS constellation. Or, for that
> matter a situation which requires a Z coordinate.


Quick question to interrupt an interesting thread. Is it safe to presume
that if one makes a 911 call with a GPS equipped handset that it would
provide the last known location to the 911 center? Or will it just go "duh"
and not provide any location. Was this addressed in the regulations?


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Thomas M. Goethe


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