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Point Perp Accidents 23/24 Feb 2014 26-Feb-2014 At 12:47:45 PM gnarly_rider

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On 26/02/2014 JohnK wrote:
>My understanding was that when you are dispatched to emergency services
>via triple 000 they can pinpoint your GPS location using the signal from
>your mobile phone.

Just to correct this statement, 000 cannot necessarily pinpoint your mobile GPS location, hence the creation of the Emegency+ app. From the ESTA 000 Victorian service provider website http://www.esta.vic.gov.au/000+Process/000+Callers:+Your+Role

"Calling from a mobile

When a 000 call is made from a mobile phone, the actual address or GPS location of the caller is not provided to ESTA. The call-taker must determine the location of the emergency from the caller."

I've been trying to dig up a relevant news article I saw some time ago, whereby there is still no obligation by Australian network carriers to provide this information to emergency services (unlike say in the US)