Tracking system promises faster help for avalanche victims

Researchers and mountain rescue workers discuss the requirements to be met by a new, automatic positioning system for avalanche victims Photo: Fraunhofer IML

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December 6, 2007 A new positioning system which will use Galileo, the future European global positioning satellite system, may prove to be a life saver for avalanche victims. Avalanches kill hundreds of people worldwide every year. In the United States annual avalanche deaths have averaged 25 for the last ten years, with 20 deaths occurring in the 2006-2007 season.

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