The "LoRa Snow" project is being developed by a network of universities and research institutions with the goal of developing wireless technology for rescuing people who go missing in avalanches. The project, which is being led by the Wireless Networks Lab at the Institute of Information Science and Technology in Pisa and the Pervasive Electromagnetic Lab at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, is designed to investigate the efficacy of various search and rescue technologies and to create a low-power, portable prototype that can be integrated into drones. This prototype will allow rescue teams to quickly and from great distances locate people buried by avalanches. The study is based on a combination of two technologies that enable the transmission of radio signals over hundreds of meters. The goal is to provide rescue teams with an intelligent technology capable of finding a missing person at the accident scene and autonomously driving to the most likely burial location, where they can rapidly direct the search.
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