New Navigation Equipment

[photohiker]

So how about this. It's like a Spot on steroids:

It's an iridium, two-way SMS tracking system: Solara Field Tracker 2100

[prickle]

So how about this. It's like a Spot on steroids:

Including the price and ongoing fees ... would be good though

[walkinTas]

So how about this.

How about that indeed. It proves that the technology is there to provide a single device that can handle internet tracking, traditional GPS hand-held mapping and messaging - and this one uses the Iridium network and solar and car based charging. I'd be happy enough with a text messages though a phone option would be great. Come on UNSW, put it all together please.

Talking about the Iridium network - its not iridium anymore, just dysprosium - and dysprositos in Greek means "hard to get at". "Hard to get at" or at least "expensive to get to".

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[ChrisC]

I am looking for a sat phone to use in Tas and have read posts on this. Has anyone used the Thuraya in Tas?

[north-north-west]

Here is my ultimate handheld gps type device checklist:

Under $1000 (prefer under $500)
IP67 waterproofness
24 hours constant use on AA batteries
Highly Sensitive receiver for use in wet forest
Can accept my maps (both raster and vector)
Allows me to create forms for data attributes
Data can be stored in Mapinfo format (or ARC shape files)
Unlimited memory (on sd cards etc)
Daylight readable colour touchscreen

Solar powered
Inbuilt EPIRB
Lightweight

Plus - and I reckon this is the most important - an electronic insect repellant.
Something that will fry horseflies and mosquitoes at a distance of ten feet would suffice.