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Using GPS Tracking Units in The
Backcountry
Using GPS Tracking Units in The
Backcountry
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Recent back country disasters have highlighted the
value of personal GPS tracking units. Lost hikers,
skiers, hunters, mountain climbers and outdoor
adventure enthusiasts require massive efforts by
cost thousands of dollars each day of effort. SAR
personnel risk their own lives trying to locate and
rescue these individuals and often as not these
operations end in a recovery effort.
New cell phone technology and manufacture
regulations have placed GPS technology in cell
phones. This is a great step forward that will assist
SAR personnel in locating lost individuals. The
major limitation in using cell phones as GPS
tracking devices is the phones short battery life.
Granted a lost individual that is thinking clearly will
manage the battery life on his or her cell phone to
prolong the tracking function. However many lost or
injured individuals find themselves very stressed by
the experience of being lost which leads to reduced
cognitive reasoning skills.
New back country GPS tracking Units with locator
capability are designed to be employed by an
individual that recognizes that they are lost or
injured. These devices use satellite phone
technology to broadcast the exact location of the
device to within about 10 meter or 33 feet. Pushing
the panic button is all that is necessary to activate
the device. This has many benefits including the
need to worry about battery life and also the need to
respond to a contact by cell phone in the case of a
serious injury. The injured person can be
incapacitated and still expect to be located.
This past year a deer hunter had the misfortune of
falling out of her tree stand and breaking her hip and
leg. She was located in an area that had poor cell
phone coverage. However her husband was wise
enough to provide her with a GPS tracking unit with
the emergency location features. She was able to
push the 911 button between periods of
consciousness. The emergency signal was received
and local authorities used a hand held GPS unit to
literally guide them to within a few feet of her.
Because of the extent of her injuries this woman
most likely would not have survived the sub
freezing temperatures during the night.
The GPS Tracking unit used in this case was
purchased on the Internet from Cabalas for less
than $200. A casual search on the Internet yielded
more than 30 websites where these GPS tracking
and locator device can be purchased. Some SAR
officials have proposed regulations requiring the
mandatory possession of these devices by back
country visitors. In fact in some locations these
devices can be rented by backpackers and other
wild country visitors.
Given the cost of SAR response it would seem very
reasonable for everyone to carry such a device
when in the remote areas of the world. These
devices do in fact work anywhere there are GPS and
communication satellites above the horizon. New
innovations in technology continue reduce the size
of GPS tracking units and make them even more
rugged and reliable. It goes without say that it would
be wise for every person contemplating a back
country trip to invest in this life saving technology.
GPS Tracking Units
value of personal GPS tracking units. Lost hikers,
skiers, hunters, mountain climbers and outdoor
adventure enthusiasts require massive efforts by
cost thousands of dollars each day of effort. SAR
personnel risk their own lives trying to locate and
rescue these individuals and often as not these
operations end in a recovery effort.
New cell phone technology and manufacture
regulations have placed GPS technology in cell
phones. This is a great step forward that will assist
SAR personnel in locating lost individuals. The
major limitation in using cell phones as GPS
tracking devices is the phones short battery life.
Granted a lost individual that is thinking clearly will
manage the battery life on his or her cell phone to
prolong the tracking function. However many lost or
injured individuals find themselves very stressed by
the experience of being lost which leads to reduced
cognitive reasoning skills.
New back country GPS tracking Units with locator
capability are designed to be employed by an
individual that recognizes that they are lost or
injured. These devices use satellite phone
technology to broadcast the exact location of the
device to within about 10 meter or 33 feet. Pushing
the panic button is all that is necessary to activate
the device. This has many benefits including the
need to worry about battery life and also the need to
respond to a contact by cell phone in the case of a
serious injury. The injured person can be
incapacitated and still expect to be located.
This past year a deer hunter had the misfortune of
falling out of her tree stand and breaking her hip and
leg. She was located in an area that had poor cell
phone coverage. However her husband was wise
enough to provide her with a GPS tracking unit with
the emergency location features. She was able to
push the 911 button between periods of
consciousness. The emergency signal was received
and local authorities used a hand held GPS unit to
literally guide them to within a few feet of her.
Because of the extent of her injuries this woman
most likely would not have survived the sub
freezing temperatures during the night.
The GPS Tracking unit used in this case was
purchased on the Internet from Cabalas for less
than $200. A casual search on the Internet yielded
more than 30 websites where these GPS tracking
and locator device can be purchased. Some SAR
officials have proposed regulations requiring the
mandatory possession of these devices by back
country visitors. In fact in some locations these
devices can be rented by backpackers and other
wild country visitors.
Given the cost of SAR response it would seem very
reasonable for everyone to carry such a device
when in the remote areas of the world. These
devices do in fact work anywhere there are GPS and
communication satellites above the horizon. New
innovations in technology continue reduce the size
of GPS tracking units and make them even more
rugged and reliable. It goes without say that it would
be wise for every person contemplating a back
country trip to invest in this life saving technology.
GPS Tracking Units
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