InterSense, Inc. and Israel’s BVR Systems Ltd. [BVRSF] have teamed to develop the First Responders Independent Navigation Device (FIND) that is designed to provide precise locating, tracking and monitoring of teach team member’s position within an emergency area without relying on GPS coverage. InterSense, which is based in Massachusetts, will lead the development of the core sensing component based on the company’s NavShoe technology, a boot-mounted inertial sensor that provides accurate position data. InterSense says NavShoe incorporates advanced filter algorithms that continually correct for drift, which is commonly experienced when tracking a responder’s progress with inertial sensors. BVR will lead the overall system design, develop the command and control network to enable easy use of the system by field commanders and perform final system integration. Supplemental financial support for the project is being provided by the Binational Industrial Research and Development Foundation, which supports technology development in key commercial areas between Israeli and U.S. organizations.