Innovations in SAR Technology.
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In May 2015, we opened the world's first Emergency Readiness and Response Experience Center in our McMurdo Washington D.C. location.
The state-of-the-art center will showcase the latest innovations and technology developments for search and rescue in an immersive experience with real-time demonstrations of the entire SAR process – from distress beacon activation to satellite-based location detection to emergency response coordination.
Visitors will:
Engage with our unique end-to-end SAR ecosystem.
Get a behind-the-scenes view of the entire search and rescue ecosystem in one location – from distress beacons to satellite ground station infrastructure to emergency response coordination systems.
Take the controls just like a SAR coordinator.
Sit at the controls of a simulated mission control center, rescue coordination center or coast command center – the same systems used by the world’s leading search and rescue authorities.
Examine a live MEOSAR system.
See an actual working MEOSAR system, the next generation version of the Cospas-Sarsat satellite-based search and rescue technology that has saved over 37,000 lives since 1982.
Imagine the future of search and rescue.
Visualize search and rescue-enhanced solutions and applications for aviation, fishing, maritime, military, outdoor and other industries.
Join in global education and training.
Participate in a hands on classroom with live and virtual educational courses and training sessions led by industry experts from around the world.
View innovations in the industry.
Glimpse future McMurdo and partner products, technologies and innovative solutions that will shape the search and rescue industry.