SPOT Satellite Messenger

SPOT is a commercial satellite-based communications system, simple records, and position data are transmitted via communication satellites with. The system is offered by the U.S. company SPOT Cooperation from Virginia. It is a subsidiary of the satellite operator Globalstar.

Performance

The satellite transceiver SPOT Connect is connected via Bluetooth to a smartphone with Android operating system ( Android 2.0 apps ). The system then transmits via satellite SMS, GPS coordinates, Twitter and Facebook data, as well as e -mails. By means of an emergency button, an emergency calls with location information: SPOT Connect then sends an emergency signal to the GPS coordinates to the GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center ( IERCC ), which in turn alerts the appropriate agencies worldwide.

With the function " Check-In" a message with GPS coordinates can be sent. The " tracking " feature makes it possible contacts to follow the itinerary of the user on Google Maps.

Device types

Meanwhile, three different generations of the device have been published, all of which are currently commercially available:

• SPOT Personal Tracker
• SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger
• SPOT GEN3

Technology and coverage

The coverage area of the system (as it is also used for satellite telephony ) used a commercial satellite system, covers the northern parts of Russia and with the exception of southern Africa from the total land area of the world.

SPOT Connect utilizes the satellite network of Globalstar.