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Subject: Re: [gislist] realtime vehicle tracking
Date:  07/14/2005 08:10:02 AM
From:  Bill Diaz



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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