Ashley, See below:
>-----Original Message----- >From: gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com >[mailto:gislist-bounces@lists.geocomm.com] On Behalf Of >Simmonds, Ashley (DTEI) >Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 22:13 >To: gislist@lists.thinkburst.com >Subject: Re: [gislist] realtime vehicle tracking >
>okay, to simplify this somewhat into the main area I'm seeking info...
>how do you go about transmitting your coordinates, no matter >where on the >planet you are?
World wide coverage would require communicating via Satellite. There are several vendors, but not all provide world wide coverage. Iridium has a constellation of 66 satellites in low earth orbit and claim to provide complete coverage of the earth, including polar regions. See http://www.iridium.com/
Bill
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