If a 911 call is placed from a standard wire-line phone the 911 dispatcher is instantly able to access the address where the phone line is installed. With the number of mobile phones multiplying an increasing number of 911 calls are coming in from non-addressed locations and the caller is frequently unfamiliar with local roads and landmarks. Jackson County, Oregon now has a system to locate many of their remote callers.
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# posted by MapWatch @ Thursday, July 29, 2004
