"I never think of the future, it comes soon enough." - A. Einstein
Helicopter rescues woman by light on cell phone using night vision http://www.kesq.com/Global/ story.asp?S=3387008 (2005-07-19)
WINDSOR, Calif. A lost hiker was rescued in Shiloh Park near Windsor late last night -- and she has her cell phone to thank.
After she lost her bearings, Kathy Karlen called the sheriff’s dispatcher asking for help. When the rescue helicopter approached her location after dark, they asked her point her cell phone’s lighted face toward the sky.
Using night vision goggles, the crew spotted the light -- and Karlen.
2005-09-16 J200 million contract awarded to helicopter firm. http://www.itvregions.com/ news.php?region=West &content=20521&cat=0
£200 million contract awarded to helicopter firm.
The Yeovil helicopter firm AgustaWestland has been awarded a contract worth nearly £200 million from the Ministry of Defense.
The company will install a new night vision system for the Apache helicopter, enabling pilots to pick out targets even ...
2005-07-19 Helicopter rescues woman by light on cell phone using night vision http://www.kesq.com/Global/ story.asp?S=3387008
WINDSOR, Calif. A lost hiker was rescued in Shiloh Park near Windsor late last night -- and she has her cell phone to thank.
After she lost her bearings, Kathy Karlen called the sheriff’s dispatcher asking for help. When the rescue helicopter approached her location after dark, they asked her point ...
2005-06-01 Police invest in spies in the skies http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/
Things are looking up for St. Louis police who will be looking down.
Happy with a test of elevated night vision video surveillance cameras during Mardi Gras, the department is investing grant money in nine cameras that can be moved among potential trouble spots as spies in the sky. Authorities expect ...