The current 911 emergency response system in the United States was developed in 1968 for landline telephones, which were tied to specific addresses. Now, with most people in the United States making 911 calls from cellular devices, the outdated 911 system often does not provide an accurate location of the person in need.
That’s why Penn State Altoona business and entrepreneurship alumni Matthew Pettinato and his business partner Andrew Brandt are developing ALERTech— Artificially Learned Emergency Response Technologies.