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The availability of GPS receivers as add-ons for PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) at reasonable prices, in combination with communications interfaces for PDAs and the availability of high resolution commercial Earth Observation data (e.g. IKONOS, QuickBird, etc. m combination with GIS (Geographic Information Systems) can provide a helpful tool for mountain rescue operations. Such tools will support search and rescue operations, the management of hazardous events such as avalanches or slope-glides, and many other applications in alpine regions in the future.
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Baumann, S., Lechner, W. (2003). A Combined Localisation/Communications System for Mountain Rescue Applications. In: Rycroft, M. (eds) Satellite Navigation Systems. Space Studies, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0401-4_25
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