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POINTER Overview

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Developed by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, POINTER (Precision Outdoor and Indoor Navigation and Tracking for Emergency Responders) is a groundbreaking first responder tracking technology that uses magnetoquasistatic fields to three-dimensionally locate responders to within one centimeter in emergency situations. (DHS Video by Science & Technology Directorate/Released)

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