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If you've never heard of SPOT, your missing out. Being an outdoor enthusiast and constantly thinking of my safety & that of our group, let me tell you about SPOT.

It is a new product out in 2007 that my GPS Navigation store is going to be featuring.

Small, rugged and simple to use, the SPOT satellite messenger is a lifesaving device designed to improve personal safety for the millions of people who spend time in the outdoors – whether for recreation, work or daily life. With the push of a button, SPOT can transmit a user’s exact location and message to a 9-1-1 emergency call center in times of need, or to friends, family or co-workers to request help, track their location, or just keep in touch. Because SPOT sends a user’s exact GPS satellite location over a commercial satellite network, SPOT works in much of the world regardless of cellular coverage. Viewing messages and locations is easy using the SPOT Web service with included Google Maps™ technology.


SPOT message and tracking functions enable users to send messages to friends, family or emergency responders, based on varying levels of need and to visually track the location of the SPOT satellite messenger:
• Alert 9-1-1 signals an emergency response center to dispatch emergency responders to an exact location
• Ask for Help sends a request for help to friends and family
• Check In lets contacts know where you are and that you are OK
• Track Progress sends and saves your location and allows your selected contacts to track your progress using Google Maps.

Take a look at our site.....and check it out, SPOT has numerous safety, security applications . It is very reasonably priced at retail $169.99

We also carry Garmin GPS products, though when I think SAFETY I think SPOT

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