SPOT GPS Satellite
SPOT is the World's first satellite messenger. SPOT is the only gadget of its kind that uses the GPS system to get its position and send a message with the location along with your name by satellite and make it available on the internet via email and Google Maps or just a plain SMS message.
You can use SPOT simply to let others know where you are or if you need help.
Unlike an ordinary GPS system that only receives signals and calculates position, the SPOT uses two types of satellite systems. One to determine the location and the other to send along predefined messages to those you want to get it.
That's how you can give your friends a link that shows your exact position and latest movements.
Here is the path my friend Skuli leaves as he is driving towards his destination on the Vatnajokull ice-cap. I can change between a satellite view and a map view. In this case the satellite image tells me a whole lot more, as there are of course no roads up there!
I can zoom in using Google Earth maps and see that he is safely at the hut located on the top of Grimsfjall mountain.
SPOT's Satellite Messenger boasts up to 1 year battery life, it has global coverage and the ability to track your position using Google Maps, along with 9-1-1 alerting for real emergencies. The bright orange handheld device is water- temperature -and shock-proof. SPOT even floats!
Send a signal even in areas with no cell phone coverage. SPOT uses 100% satellite technology, so you don't have to worry about land based communication. SPOT covers virtually all of North America, Europe, and Australia, most of South America, northern Africa and northeastern Asia, and hundreds or thousands of miles offshore of these areas.
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Satellite technology allows SPOT to work around the world - even where cell phones don't. Using SPOT requires a subscription service that costs about $10 pr. month. Additional services and options available.
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