When you call 911 from a cell phone, it can be hard for first responders to pinpoint your location. But a new technology, now online in central Illinois, is changing that.

According to our news partners at WAND TV, when someone calls 911 from a cellphone, cell towers are used to detect the location, but that’s not always accurate.

AT&T is now the first major carrier to install location-based routing, using a cell phone’s GPS to track where exactly you are when calling 911.

During the summer, when many central Illinoisans are at the lake, camping or traveling, this can be key.

The Central Illinois Regional Dispatch Center said this will get emergency responders to you faster than ever before.

The FCC is looking to require all carriers to implement this technology nationwide. Location-based routing can only be used for cell phones.