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TECHNOLOGY HAS COMPLETELY SHUT
DOWN.
IN THE DIGITAL AGE WHEN WE'VE
GOT GPS AND CELL PHONES IN CARS,
HOW DO YOU LOSE AN AIRPLANE?
FLIGHT 370 HAS A GPS AND
TRANSPONDER SENDING SIGNALS TO
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.
NOW THAT WE KNOW THE SIGNAL WAS
NOT OPERATIONAL WHEN THE PLANE
DISAPPEARED --
>> IT'S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING
ANYMORE.
ONCE IT'S GONE OFF, IT'S NOT
GOING TO COME BACK ON.
FROM A GPS STANDPOINT, ALL THAT
IS IS MAINLY FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO
KNOW WHERE IT IS, FOR THE PILOTS
TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT SAYS, HERE
I AM, OVER HERE.
>> Reporter: THIS IS NOW A
HIGH-TECH SEARCH.
THE NAVY IS USING MH-60
HELICOPTERS, AT LEAST ONE PLANE
IN THE AIR AND LONG WITH 34
PLANES AND 40 SHIPS FROM TEN
OTHER COUNTRIES.
THERE IS OPTICAL SENSORS THAT
CAN DETECT MOVEMENT.
THE PENTAGON WON'T SAY IF THEY
ARE USING MILITARY SATELLITES
BUT THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE USING
THOSE SATELLITES, TAKING VERY
HIGH-RES PHOTOS.
>> THEY CAN BE VERY PRECISE,
DOWN TO A SIZE OF CAR OR LESS
THAN THAT.
YOU CAN SEE DOORS OR WINGS OR
ENGINES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THEY ALSO HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF
USING THE MARITIME OR THE NAVY
ASSETS USING SONAR.
>> Reporter: AND THE PUBLIC IS
BEING PULLED IN TO A HIGH-TECH
SEARCH THROUGH CROWD SEARCH.
A COMPANY THAT OPERATES
SATELLITES IS USING SATELLITES
TO TAKE HIGH-RES PICTURES OF THE
AREA WHERE THE AIRLINE JET MIGHT
HAVE GONE ON.
THEY ARE INVITING PEOPLE TO GO
ON TO TOMNOD TO LOOK AT
PICTURES.
>> THEY SEE SMALL SEGMENTS OF
THE SATELLITE IMAGE IN AN
INCREDIBLY ZOOMED-IN FASHION.
THEY ARE INVITED TO DROP TAGS
AND PINS WHERE THEY SEE EITHER A
BOAT, AN OIL SLICK, AN AREA WITH
DEBRIS.
>> NOW, ON THE BACK END WHEN
DIGITAL GLOBE COLLECTS A CERTAIN
VOLUME OF TAGS IN ONE AREA OF A
PICTURE, THEY SHARE THAT WITH
AUTHORITIES.
THEY HAVE GOTTEN ABOUT A MILLION
VIEWS PER HOUR AND WEBSITES HAVE
DIFFICULTY DOING IT.
THEY LEGITIMATELY HAVE SEEN
SOMETHING WITH PEOPLE
PARTICIPATING AND IT'S CERTAINLY
UNRELIABLE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, WOLF.
AND PEOPLE SAY ON THEIR END THEY
HAVE A WAY OF LOOKING AT WHO IS
RELIABLE AND WHO IS NOT.
THERE ARE COMPUTER PROGRAMS THAT