GPS device critical factor in saving lives in backcountry hiking
Personal trackers based on satellite technology have a distinct advantage over cell phones in that they can deliver a signal where cells phones cannot. In this incident, the device was a critical factor by providing GPS coordinates to aid rescue personnel.
Originally Published: August 1, 2018 11:39 a.m.
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