Emergency Locator Service (ELS) is now available in Canada, a new feature that will allow emergency services to more quickly locate people who call 911 via an Android phone.
This service provided by Google is activated when you call 911 and sends the exact location of the cell phone to emergency services so that they can more quickly intervene with the person in distress.
According to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, 80% of 911 calls come from a cell phone, but tracking using cell towers alone can make the search area too wide.
“Accurate and rapid identification in an emergency can help reduce response times and, in some cases, make the difference between life and death,” Google said in a press release.
SLU provides precise location through applications already available on mobile phones, such as Wi-Fi, geolocation, and cell towers.
The web giant also reminded that “this feature is exclusively for emergency service providers, and your precise location will never be seen or processed by Google.”
