Emergency response personnel will soon be able to find any location or cell phone use in Adams County with the help of Ball State.
Paul Shanayda, the university's geographic information systems coordinator, and a team of geography students are assisting the upgrade of the local Enhanced 911 (E-911) system.
"If you are lost in a blizzard, police can use your cell phone to triangulate between the caller, dispatch and the nearest broadcasting tower," Shanayda said. "Cell phones have revolutionized communication. Now, we must upgrade the emergency system to assist people during emergencies."
Across the nation, an estimated 156,000 calls are made daily to 911 from mobile telephones. Now when a mobile call is made, 911 centers receive the number and location of the cell tower carrying the call.
BSU began working in Adams County in 2003, assembling a detailed map of the area from aerial photos and created a computerized photo of the county.
Unlike in other states in the Midwest, most Indiana counties are behind in developing such systems.
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