SPOT Generation 2

GPS Satellite Messenger

Aid & International Development Forum
Greg Wilkinson, SPOT, LC

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New & Improved Device

Distress buttons protected from inadvertently activating.

HELP and SOS (911) buttons have protective rubber caps to virtually eliminate false alarms
2 new LED indicators.
GPS LED indicates to customer when GPS coordinates have been obtained.
Envelope LED confirms to customer that transmission attempt has been made
Tracking & Check-in buttons separated.
Now, each service has its own dedicated button to eliminate confusion

SPOT Services

SOS/911 Emergency Service

For life threatening situations

Press and hold 911 button for 2 seconds to

activate

Press and hold again for 5 seconds to cancel

Distress signal is sent every 5 minutes until the

batteries expire or you cancel

GEOS Emergency Services in Houston gets your

GPS and personal information

GEOS notifies local emergency responders in

your area

911 Emergency Service

Actual Rescue on Mt. Hood
Incident History Log :

05/17/09 1:14 pm. 911 alert came in to GEOS Alliance. Lat. 45.3719, Long. 121.6985. SPOT ESN: 0-7352032

05/17/09 1:16pm. GEOS called victims primary and secondary emergency contact. No answers.

05/17/09 1:16pm. GEOS called Oregon Dept. of Emergency Management in Salem.

Informed OEM of the 911 alert and gave them coordinates of the incident/victim.

05/17/09 1:50pm. GEOS called Oregon OEM to give update on coordinates. OEM told GEOS rescue is being transferred to
local responding agency - Clackamas County sheriff 503-655-8211.

05/17/09 3:05pm. GEOS spoke with Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. CCS states that Portland Mountain Rescue Team
is on location with the patient, who has critical injuries: 2 broken wrists, broken leg, major facial and head trauma. Patient is
unresponsive and having problems breathing.

05/17/09 5:30pm. GEOS received call from CCS, Deputy M. Styner, He requested updated GPS from the unit. Also states that
Coast Guard Helicopter is not available. Will wait for Blackhawk from Oregon National Guard at PDX Airport.

05/17/09 7:00pm. Blackhawk helicopter arrives on scene of victim. GEOS called Clackamas County Dispatch and requests
that client power the unit off. CCD stated they will being taking the patient soon to OHSU Hospital in Portland.
.

Victim slipped near the summit, and fell over 400,

sustaining severe injuries at about 10,600'.

Oregon Air National Guard landing near victims

site

Portland Mountain Rescue arrived on scene

shortly thereafter and rushed victim to a
Portland hospital

Check-In, Help, & Custom

Text Messaging

GPS & pre-canned message goes out to recipients email and/or cell phone in real-time

Check-In. Easy, quick way to notify friends & family of

your location, and that you are OK. (Message sent 3x
recipients receive 1 message).

Help. Request pre-determined parties for assistance in

non-life threatening situations . (Message sent every 5
minutes for 1 hr.).

Custom Message. Create your own Name of

message type, based on specifics of your trip/journey.
(Message sent 3x recipients receive 1 message).

Text Messaging
Users Web Profile

Text Messaging
Your recipients get an Email/SMS

Hello. All is OK. On course and schedule according to plan.

Text Messaging
Google Maps Hyperlink embedded in message

Tracking

Easy way to let others know your location in

real-time

Users GPS is transmitted every 10 minutes to

customers SPOT Share Page on the internet

Tracks can then be plotted on SPOTs

built in Google mapping system

SPOT2 Equipment & Service Pricing

Equipment Pricing
$149.95

Available in silver & orange

Service Pricing
$99.99 annual fee for Unlimited Basic Service (SOS, Help, Check-In & Customized Message).
$49.99 optional annual fee for Unlimited Real-Time Tracking Service.

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in Outdoor Industry