Sunday, January 8, 2012

Dogcam search and rescue

  • Looking at things from a dogs perspective may not be the first idea for those charged with an important task, but one company in the U.K. is helping search and rescue teams do just that.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • The first thing you remember is that the floor was trembling and the ceiling cracked - could it have been an earthquake? You look around and see things from your house in unusual places.
  • (BBC News)
  • Hampshire Fire and Rescue Services urban search and rescue (USAR) is trialling the dogcam equipment, which it is hoped will be a breakthrough in rescue techniques.
  • (Rutland and Stamford Mercury)
  • Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service's urban search and rescue (USAR) is trialling the dogcam equipment, developed by UK firm Wood Douglas, which it is hoped will be a breakthrough in rescue techniques.
  • (Daily Mail)
  • Meet our very own Hampshire hound Byron sporting the new "paws dogcam" on his head, which helps him save lives in major disasters across the globe.
  • (This is Southampton)
  • UK firm Wood Douglas, which specialises in wireless broadcast technology, has developed an application that allows rescue dogs to relay real-time video and audio back to their handlers.
  • (BBC News)
  • CAMERAS for rescue dogs are being tried out by the Urban Search and Rescue unit at Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. The wireless broadcast technology equipment, called Dogcam, will be strapped to search dogs working in rescue operations.
  • (Portsmouth)

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