Photos For 911

This is a pretty good idea… a system for 911 and other emergency operators to recieve a photo taken with the mobile phone that someone calls the emergency service on. After calling the number, if the person has an appropriate phone the emergency operator can send an e-mail to the phone, which the person can reply to with a photo included. This links the photo to the phone call and discourages pranks. Considering that the majority of mobile phones will soon have camera capabilities, and the penetration of mobile phone use is rising, this could become very useful. (via Picturephoning)

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