SYSTEMS FOR LOCATING AND IDENTIFYING VICTIMS OF MANMADE OR NATURAL DISASTERS

摘要

Systems for locating and identifying victims of manmade or natural disasters are disclosed. A system includes a transceiver (300) having a transmitter (102) for transmitting a first emergency location signal that contains a first digital identification and a receiver (202) for receiving a second emergency location signal and decoding a second digital identification. In an embodiment, individual victims may b assigned to individual searchers according to their unique digital identification in order to expedite and organize rescue efforts. Additionally, or alternatively, digital identification may be used to differentiate between different types of signals, for example, an egress or a specific waypoint signal and a personal signal.