Search & Rescue

From Forest Fires to Earthquakes and Avalanches, people all over the world seem to regularly require the services of Search And Recue (SAR) professionals. While ordinary citizens get out and try to be part of the effort – and in many instances ARE a major component of SAR actions – they have few tools to help them in their efforts. The BubblAR system technology is designed, so that along with its other capabilities, BubblAR has important uses in Search And Rescue.

FOREST FIRES

Forest Fires are becoming a major and reoccurring problem in many parts of the world. Climate change is generating more drought zones, and in turn creating more fire prone areas. More weather emergencies are also happening where lightning strikes set off many forest fires. And many fires are set intentionally by stressed individuals, as well as unintentionally by campers and reckless disposal of cigarettes and other flammables. People regularly get separated in the smoke and the stress of a fire situation. Even Forest Fire Fighter sometimes can’t keep track of their fellow “Smoke Eaters”. BubblAR can help connect people in low visibility situations, as well as help distribute visual information that may get lost in other types of text or verbal communications.

EARTHQUAKES

Earthquakes seem to be happening with greater frequency and creating major death tolls than in past years. Finding people under rubble is a time sensitive, as well as time consuming task. The BubblAR App will have a SAR variant that can be called upon to locate victims via BubblAR Apps in their Smart Phones or ALTag signals. Utilizing the “Find A Friend” capability (see the Intellectual Property section for an explanation of this capability) the software will search out multiple short and longer range BubblAR signals and pin-point the exact location of the individuals so they can be rescued.

AVALANCHE RESCUE

As with Earthquakes, time is of the essence in the rescue of people caught in an Avalanche. Again, utilizing BubblAR’s unique ability to directionally locate an individual by their BubblAR Cell Phone App or ALTag signal, Avalanche rescue may get a technological boost from people being part of the BubblAR community. Ski Areas who have the BubblAR’s Beacon system installed and have BubblAR ALTag tech installed in their lift tickets (or skiers with BubblAR in their Smart Phones) will have a pro-active Avalanche protection system at their area. See the “OUTDOORS” page of this web site under the menu “COMMUNITY” tab.