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Abstract

A fencing node (2) for a safety fencing system (1) defining a fencing area, including; a distance measurement device (5) for measuring distances between at least two other adjacent said fencing nodes to thereby determine the fencing area, an object detection device for detecting one or more objects located within and/or around the fencing area, and a microprocessor system (7) for processing data from the distance measurement devices and the object detection devices of a plurality of said fencing nodes, the microprocessor system determining a shape and dimensions of the fencing area based on the data received from the distance measurement devices, and a relative location of the or each detected object within and/or around the fencing area on data received from the object detection devices, wherein the object detection device is an object detection transceiver (3) for sending radio signals through the fencing area, and for measuring radio signals reflected from the or each detected object to thereby determine a distance and angular position of the or each said detected object relative to the fencing node.

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