Resource Hub Note: Smith Myers is exhibiting at FIA Stand ADS Group Stand 1023 Smith Myers multi-award-winning ARTEMIS line of mobile phone detection, location and communication systems announces the launch at Farnborough International Airshow of ARTEMIS+ its next generation system. The all-new set of features is designed to meet the requirements of new capability areas as it continues to evolve into new operational roles. Mission Replay FeatureSince its introduction into the world of Search and Rescue, new customers and users have been finding different ways to leverage this new and unique sensor, acknowledged as the industry gold standard. Recent contract awards from organisations covering sectors including Long Range Maritime Patrol, Aerial Fire Fighting and Border/Pollution Control reflect this broadening scope. The system has also proven invaluable with new Law Enforcement and Military customers. “The effectiveness of ARTEMIS across a broad range of use cases has become clear as we continue to field more systems in different roles” explained Andrew Munro, Managing Director of Smith Myers. “We have continued to hone and evolve the capability to meet these new demands. The release of ARTEMIS+ takes the sensor into new operational environments with new customers.” ARTEMIS+ builds on the features of the groundbreaking ARTEMIS systems, introducing additional capabilities that include: Advanced Cellular Mission Analysis Tools Advanced Cellular Interactions Mission Replay New Map Options – including alternate source and overlays AIS & Cellular Pattern Analysis Tools Improved Real-time and Post-mission Mapping System Output Power Control Existing ARTEMIS systems are compatible with this new capability set and can be upgraded with a simple software update. About Smith Myers Smith Myers Communications Ltd began trading in 1987. The company specialises in designing, developing and manufacturing search and rescue (SAR) mobile phone location systems for Network Operators, Government Agencies, Law Enforcement, Military, and SAR organisations. Its innovation is Artemis, a system for SAR aircraft (crewed and uncrewed) to turn any mobile phone into a rescue beacon. The SAR worst-case scenario is an out-of-service phone: The subscriber can’t call you, you can’t call them, and the network operator can’t help. Artemis provides a solution with a novel design that, from the air at 35 km, can find a missing person by showing their precise location on a map and providing communications by text and voice, dramatically reducing search times and adding to the crew’s safety. An additional benefit is the ability to broadcast text messages from the aircraft to every responding phone in a disaster area where the local phone network is disabled. In addition to the King’s Award for Enterprise Innovation 2024, previous awards include the Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal; ADS Security Innovation Awards, British Engineering Excellence Award, and ICCA (International Critical Communications) Award. About ARTEMIS ARTEMIS can quickly identify and accurately locate mobile telephones in the challenging airborne SAR environment, even where there is no cellular network present. ARTEMIS can detect cellular handsets at extended ranges of up to 35Km and provide unique capabilities such as mass-mapping and geofencing, which lead to more rapid positive outcomes, even in low light/IMC conditions. ARTEMIS is not a DF system but uses the actual cellular (2G/3G/4G/5G) protocols to identify, geolocate and communicate with the handsets. ARTEMIS operates stand-alone in complete isolation from the cellular network.
