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The modern day GPS tracking device can and
should be used to reduce the cost of carrying out
expensive search and rescue (SAR) operations. The
new Spot GPS satellite messenger is a relatively
cheap and reliable GPS tracking device that just
about anyone can afford and operate. It is not
uncommon for a major SAR operation to cost
several hundred thousand dollars to complete. In
many cases the lost individuals are billed for these
expenses but in many cases much of the costs are
not recoverable.
As a wildlife officer with the US Fish and Wildlife
Service I was trained to be SAR or search and
rescue specialist. One of the refuges I was assigned
to was a 95,000 acre wild area that included a 25,000
acre designated wilderness area. Each year the
public would enter these areas to hunt, fish, bird
watch and hike. This of course was before the
common use of a GPS tracking device.
At least once a year we would be alerted that an
individual or group had not returned to the location
they had started from. This would cause us to
mobilize our search and rescue team and begin the
task of searching for the missing. Initially only local
Federal, State and local resources would be
employed to do the planning and searching
activities. Never the less the effort required valuable
resources to be expended in the effort.
If the initial search efforts failed to locate the lost
parties then I or my boss would climb into our small
aircraft and begin an aerial search using standard
grid work and our Loran receiver. We also had a
military GPS receiver that was used as a backup.
Hand held GPS units were not available to us at the
time. Frequently the US Coast Guard was asked to
assist in the search as well. In some case search
dogs were also employed. All of this effort was very
costly to all agencies involved.
In some cases the lost individuals are never found.
This is a catastrophe not only for the victims’
families but also for the agencies who must
continue the prolonged search efforts. In many
cases a prolonged SAR effort can cause severe
financial and personnel problems for the agencies
involved.
Given the new GPS tracking device capabilities that
are available today it may be wise for federal and
state land management agencies to require people
who use these land resources to purchase and
carry a GPS tracking device similar to the Spot GPS
Messenger and Acer GPS units. They are simple to
use and will not only reduce the cost of SAR efforts
but also increase the chance locating lost and
injured victims. The Spot GPS tracking device is
strictly a GPS based system and does not depend
on unreliable cell phone technology or coverage.
The spot GPS unit is especially suited to this cause.
It can allow the user to let family and friend’s the
operator’s location and condition on a 24 hour
basis. It also allows the user to ask his family or
designated contacts for help without notifying SAR
agencies. In case of a real emergency the spot will
notify the GEOS International Emergency Response
Center. They in turn will notify local SAR resources
of your exact location. The Spot GPS system will
work on about 80 percent of the land mass of the
earth.
The cost of conducting SAR operations is
increasing each year. Its now time to reduce these
costs by requiring all individuals entering remote
federal lands to carry either an Acer or Spot GPS
tracking device. This new requirement will save both
lives and money.
Spot GPS
should be used to reduce the cost of carrying out
expensive search and rescue (SAR) operations. The
new Spot GPS satellite messenger is a relatively
cheap and reliable GPS tracking device that just
about anyone can afford and operate. It is not
uncommon for a major SAR operation to cost
several hundred thousand dollars to complete. In
many cases the lost individuals are billed for these
expenses but in many cases much of the costs are
not recoverable.
As a wildlife officer with the US Fish and Wildlife
Service I was trained to be SAR or search and
rescue specialist. One of the refuges I was assigned
to was a 95,000 acre wild area that included a 25,000
acre designated wilderness area. Each year the
public would enter these areas to hunt, fish, bird
watch and hike. This of course was before the
common use of a GPS tracking device.
At least once a year we would be alerted that an
individual or group had not returned to the location
they had started from. This would cause us to
mobilize our search and rescue team and begin the
task of searching for the missing. Initially only local
Federal, State and local resources would be
employed to do the planning and searching
activities. Never the less the effort required valuable
resources to be expended in the effort.
If the initial search efforts failed to locate the lost
parties then I or my boss would climb into our small
aircraft and begin an aerial search using standard
grid work and our Loran receiver. We also had a
military GPS receiver that was used as a backup.
Hand held GPS units were not available to us at the
time. Frequently the US Coast Guard was asked to
assist in the search as well. In some case search
dogs were also employed. All of this effort was very
costly to all agencies involved.
In some cases the lost individuals are never found.
This is a catastrophe not only for the victims’
families but also for the agencies who must
continue the prolonged search efforts. In many
cases a prolonged SAR effort can cause severe
financial and personnel problems for the agencies
involved.
Given the new GPS tracking device capabilities that
are available today it may be wise for federal and
state land management agencies to require people
who use these land resources to purchase and
carry a GPS tracking device similar to the Spot GPS
Messenger and Acer GPS units. They are simple to
use and will not only reduce the cost of SAR efforts
but also increase the chance locating lost and
injured victims. The Spot GPS tracking device is
strictly a GPS based system and does not depend
on unreliable cell phone technology or coverage.
The spot GPS unit is especially suited to this cause.
It can allow the user to let family and friend’s the
operator’s location and condition on a 24 hour
basis. It also allows the user to ask his family or
designated contacts for help without notifying SAR
agencies. In case of a real emergency the spot will
notify the GEOS International Emergency Response
Center. They in turn will notify local SAR resources
of your exact location. The Spot GPS system will
work on about 80 percent of the land mass of the
earth.
The cost of conducting SAR operations is
increasing each year. Its now time to reduce these
costs by requiring all individuals entering remote
federal lands to carry either an Acer or Spot GPS
tracking device. This new requirement will save both
lives and money.
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