news.com.com— Cellular phone networks have become key tools used by search and rescue teams as they try to locate people who've become lost in remote areas.
Dec 5, 2006View in Crawl 4
I love the idea on FINALLY starting to work towards cell phones helping us find people. However I find it sad it takes someone reputable as James Kim to put this into bigger motion. I remember 2 families within the past year or so that this could have helped out greatly. 1.) A car was stolen with the baby and the cell phone in the car. When they called the cellphone someone answered it. Sprint claimed there was nothing they could do to track it.2.) A Family in Minnesota(?) was returning home from a doctors appointment, ran off the road. Took days to find them. Unfortunatley, they were both dead. This one was on digg for all those who remember it earlier this year. Again it was sprint who said there was nothing they could do.Im glad they were able to use the technology to find Kati and the kids and hopefully they will find James alive and well. I was hoping it would be today!Some idea's I was thinking about though and im not to savvy on the technology behind this so not sure if it is possible. But reffering to the rescue beacons that send out a signal that mainly hikers and backcountry skiers use. Could you put a rescue beacon into the car and have it activated two ways. One by human interaction they actually hit a button and turn it on. Or by impact, for instance you drive off road and wreck have the impact automatically set off the beacon. Your ideas?
"I can't. People are lost all the time, every day. I am supposed to care more because he is affiliated with CNN?"I meant that I realize that people are fascinated, and I don't find it surprising. I haven't the faintest idea *why* a person would care beyond a mental, "Oh, that's awful. I hope he's okay." People can follow the story all they want, but I'd prefer it if "Technology" weren't somehow Digg's catch-all topic.
I've been thinking about this same thing for a few days here as well...... so many children and others disappear daily, but this story gets massive coverage and search efforts. Why? Is he connected with this community, and thus we see the response more than when a child is lost to a non-digital family?
@grendel: "all the tech in the world and he doesnt have a map."The Portland news reported that they had stopped at a visitor's center for directions and a map, so he should have one. It made me wonder if their awful route was at the advice of a visitor's center.
galaeronDec 6, 2006
I love the idea on FINALLY starting to work towards cell phones helping us find people. However I find it sad it takes someone reputable as James Kim to put this into bigger motion. I remember 2 families within the past year or so that this could have helped out greatly. 1.) A car was stolen with the baby and the cell phone in the car. When they called the cellphone someone answered it. Sprint claimed there was nothing they could do to track it.2.) A Family in Minnesota(?) was returning home from a doctors appointment, ran off the road. Took days to find them. Unfortunatley, they were both dead. This one was on digg for all those who remember it earlier this year. Again it was sprint who said there was nothing they could do.Im glad they were able to use the technology to find Kati and the kids and hopefully they will find James alive and well. I was hoping it would be today!Some idea's I was thinking about though and im not to savvy on the technology behind this so not sure if it is possible. But reffering to the rescue beacons that send out a signal that mainly hikers and backcountry skiers use. Could you put a rescue beacon into the car and have it activated two ways. One by human interaction they actually hit a button and turn it on. Or by impact, for instance you drive off road and wreck have the impact automatically set off the beacon. Your ideas?
pauldonnellyDec 6, 2006
"I can't. People are lost all the time, every day. I am supposed to care more because he is affiliated with CNN?"I meant that I realize that people are fascinated, and I don't find it surprising. I haven't the faintest idea *why* a person would care beyond a mental, "Oh, that's awful. I hope he's okay." People can follow the story all they want, but I'd prefer it if "Technology" weren't somehow Digg's catch-all topic.
pauldonnellyDec 6, 2006
Close, but in this song, the numbers increase.
shpoffoDec 6, 2006
I've been thinking about this same thing for a few days here as well...... so many children and others disappear daily, but this story gets massive coverage and search efforts. Why? Is he connected with this community, and thus we see the response more than when a child is lost to a non-digital family?
pgm_01Dec 6, 2006
<a class="user" href="http://www.google.com/search?q=minnesota+sprint+dead+family&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">http://www.google.com/search?q=minnesota+sprint+dead+family&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a</a>7th link goes to Digg story<a class="user" href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=CbX&q=stolen+car+baby+sprint&btnG=Search">http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=CbX&q=stolen+car+baby+sprint&btnG=Search</a>3rd link goes to Digg story.Use the Google, it is your friend! :D
snorcupDec 6, 2006
Wii come to get lost
largobargoDec 6, 2006
Here is a video of what Jim Kim is really doing right now.<a class="user" href="http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1165018802">http://www.dumpalink.com/media/1165018802</a>
devgrusealDec 6, 2006
@largobargoSick man. -1 digg.
bdbrDec 6, 2006
@grendel: "all the tech in the world and he doesnt have a map."The Portland news reported that they had stopped at a visitor's center for directions and a map, so he should have one. It made me wonder if their awful route was at the advice of a visitor's center.