[Committee] Fwd: [SAR-L] Globalstar's subsidiary to launch satellite tracker for consumers

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Erik

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From: Branden Loock <jediboy72 at hotmail.com>
To: BSA113 at aol.com
Sent: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 1:54 pm
Subject: Re: [SAR-L] Globalstar's subsidiary to launch satellite tracker for consumers



We had the opportunity to see these units first hand last night at our General 
Meeting for SAR.  These folks are here in SLC for the Outdoor Retailer Show this 
weekend.
 
They are pretty innovative gadgets.  They have a tracking function that you can 
turn on and will send a tracking signal every 5 minutes continuous for 24 hours, 
then you need to restart it, it has an "I'm OK" feature, to send a pre-packaged 
message to an email address to let them know you are safe; a 911 type call the 
goes to a central call center to call out the troops if need be.
 
You can send messages to an online account that can then be plotted by Lat and 
Lon on Google Maps, or you can export the data and import into a program such as 
Garmin Mapsource, or National Geographic Topo.
 
First impression is 'pretty cool'.  A bit costly for the weekend camper, but for 
someone miles from the nearest road with no cell phone service to be heard of, 
the satellite service and coverage is really neat.
 
I'm interested to see how successful these work.  If anyone get's an actual 
rescue off one of these in the next year or so, you will need to give us some 
details so we can see how it worked.
 
The cost is $9.99 per month if paid monthly or as Dave pointed out in his email, 
$99.99 if paid yearly.Branden Loock
Weber County Sheriff Search and Rescue
Weber County, Utah Always Easy Does It Softball Club Adrenaline Hardwear    



> From: kovar at 1srg.org> Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 09:47:05 -0700> Subject: [SAR-L] 
Globalstar's subsidiary to launch satellite tracker for consumers> To: 
jediboy72 at hotmail.com> > > http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=310> 
> "SPOT Inc., a subsidiary of Globalstar, today announced the introduction of> 
the SPOT Satellite Messenger, a global satellite tracker dedicated to> 
consumers. Including a satellite communications modem and a GPS receiver,> the 
SPOT messenger handheld allows outdoor enthusiasts to send their> position to 
emergency services and family independently of cellular> coverage. This device 
is priced at US $149 and a one year service> subscription starts at US $99. It 
will be available to the public starting> November 1, 2007 in the United 
States."> > -David> > > _______________________________________________> SAR-L 
mailing list> SAR-L at ml.islandnet.com> http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/sar-l
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