SPOT - The World’s First Satellite Messenger.

With the SPOT Satellite Messenger, you and your loved ones have peace of mind knowing help is always within reach. SPOT is the only device of its kind, using the GPS satellite network to acquire its coordinates, and then sending its location – with a link to Google MapsTM – and a pre-programmed message via a commercial satellite network.

And unlike Personal Locator Beacons, SPOT does more than just call for help. Tracking your progress, checking in with loved ones, and non-emergency assistance are also available, all at the push of a button. And because it uses 100% satellite technology, SPOT works around the world – even where cell phones don't.

SPOT uses the GPS satellite system to determine a user's location and the SPOT satellite network to transmit that location and the user's status. The SPOT satellite network is a commercial satellite network with a proven 99.4% reliability rate while processing over 6 million messages a month – the equivalent of 2.3 messages per second.

SPOT works around the world, including Australia, New Zealand, virtually all of the continental United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, portions of South America, Northern Africa and Northeastern Asia, and hundreds or thousands of miles off-shore of these areas.

Unlike a traditional GPS device which only recieves a satellite signal indicating your location, SPOT utilises dual satellite networks to receive your location as well as transmit it along with pre-programmed messages to the recipients of your choice.

Backed by one of the world's leading mobile satellite companies, the SPOT satellite network is currently employed by over 50,000 governmental and industrial clients, and averages a greater than 99% message success rate.

No matter where you roam, SPOT gives you a vital line of communication with friends and family when and where you want it, and emergency assistance when and where you need it. Free freight within Australia.

Request help from friends and family at your exact location.

In the event of a non-life threatening emergency, you can use this function to notify your SPOTteam - the friends and family you have chosen as your contacts - that you need assistance.

Once activated, SPOT acquires your location from the GPS network and routes it along with the HELP message through the SPOT satellite network every five minutes for one hour or until cancelled.

Your contacts will receive an SMS text message, including coordinates, or an email with a link to Google Maps™ showing your location.

Dispatch emergency responders to your exact location - worldwide.

Use this function in the event of a life threatening or other critical emergency to notify emergency services of your location and that you need assistance. The GEOS International Emergency Response Center alerts the appropriate agencies worldwide.

Once activated, SPOT will acquire its exact coordinates from the GPS network, and send that location along with a distress message to a GEOS International Emergency Response Center every five minutes until cancelled. The Emergency Response Center notifies the appropriate emergency responders based on your location and personal information - which may include local police, highway patrol, the Coast Guard, our country's embassy or consulate, or other emergency response or search and rescue teams - as well as notifying your emergency contact person(s) about the receipt of a distress signal.

Let contacts know where you are and that you're okay - worldwide.

Also known as SPOTchecking, this feature allows you to let your SPOTteam - the friends and family you have chosen as your contacts - know that all is well, notify them of your location, or save waypoints so you can review your route at a later date.

When you press the OK button, SPOT acquires your location from the GPS network and routes it through the SPOT satellite network. Your contacts receive either an SMS text message on their mobile phone with your message and coordinates, or an email with your message and a link to Google Maps™ showing your location. This message can be customised.

Send and save your location and allow contacts to track your progress using Google Maps™. Also known as SPOTcasting, this feature allows friends and family to follow your progress in real time using your password, or to save waypoints so you can review your entire route at a later date. SPOTcasting sends a message to your account every 10 minutes, allowing friends and family the ability to log on and track your progress in real time.

By selecting the desired "Track" messages in your account log and clicking "Show On Map," your entire route can be displayed through Google Maps™. (Optional subscription to this service is required).