i'm in manchester township, new jersey, the first in the nation to use the system. for this demonstration, all they know is i'll be calling with a simulated emergency. but they don't know where i am. i call their dispatch center. i don't know where i am. >> what i'm going to do is send a link to your cell phone. it's going to come through your text message. >> reporter: as soon as i click the link, dispatch can see my exact location. >> i can see you're in the woodline behind boker field. >> reporter: they can also see what i see, accessing my phone's camera so the dispatcher can assess the scene in real time. >> get a bird in the air for a trauma victim. >> reporter: they send a medevac helicopter. there you see the chopper. it took them just minutes to pinpoint my exact location. using the gps on my phone. is this technology a game changer? >> it is absolutely a game changer. this is the most precise way to share information with law enforcement in realtime. >> reporter: and at a cost of less than $10,000 per year to police departments, this may be just what the f

i'm in manchester township, new jersey, the first in the nation to use the system.ion, all they know is i'll be calling with a simulated emergency, but they don't know where i am. i call their dispatch center. >> i don'tnow where i am. >> what i'm going to do is send a link to your cell phone. it's going to come to your text message. >> as soon as i click the, link dispatch can see my exact location. >> you're right in the wood line behind the field. >> reporter: and they can also see what i see, accessing my phone's cara, so the dispatcher can assess t scene realtime. >> can we get a bird in the air for a trauma victim. >> they send a medevac chopper. >> it took them just a few gnutes to pinpoint my exact location using t on my phone. is this technology a game changer? >> it is absolutely a game changer. this is t most precise way to share information with law enforcement in realtime. >> and at a cost of less than $10,000 a year to police departments, this may be just what the future of 911 looks like kristen dahlgren, nbc news, manchester township, new jersey. >>>