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The Satellite Personal Tracker (SPOT)
from GEOS is a GPS-enabled device that was integrated with the GEOS
platform in September 2007 and was launched on the 15th November
2007. It is a simplex data device, which transmits its signals
direct to a constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites and,
as such, will work without requiring any cellphone coverage. As it
is a pure data transmission, it is a very robust service with very
good reliability.
In the first 18
months since the launch of SPOT and the IERCC, we
have now saved the lives of over 400 people ranging from
snowmobilers in Alaska or Wyoming, through hikers falling ill in the
Highlands of Scotland, to a kayaker stranded in the Southern Ocean
several miles off the coast of Tasmania.
The map below shows the coverage
area around the World where SPOT signals may be currently received.
This area is being continuously expanded and the map below will be
periodically updated. For further details, please contact
GEOS. |
SPOT COVERAGE
MAP

SPOT COVERAGE AS AT 5
NOVEMBER 2009 PLEASE CHECK
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Estimated coverage area. Actual coverage may
vary. Success rates are forecasts for a SPOT messenger to
successfully deliver a single message during a 20-minute period, based on
network availability. Additionally, in everyday conditions it is normal
for some messages to be blocked by your environment, such as hills or
buildings. That's why the SPOT Messenger is scheduled to automatically
send multiple messages in every mode thus giving you excellent
overall reliability. |