Now you can let your spouse know you’re OK, ask for help from friends and family, or track your location and show it to others back at home in real time, all while you’re out living life. In trouble? Hold the 9-1-1 button to alert emergency responders around the world for critical assistance.

How it works

With the simple press of a button, SPOT acquires your GPS location and sends your location and pre-programmed message to your contacts over commercial communications satellites – in real time.

Four Simple Functions

911- Press and hold the 9-1-1 button to alert emergency responders of life-threatening events. The GEOS Emergency Response Center will work with public response agencies around the world, and call your emergency contacts to find out more about your situation and keep them informed of rescue progress. GEOS works with all rescue agencies from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and Coast Guard to local urban and rural 9-1-1 call centers. Optionally, GEOS will also dispatch private rescue agencies in those countries where public resources won’t do. 911 sends a message and location update every 5 minutes until cancelled.

Help – Not every situation is life-threatening. Run out of gas? Break an ankle? Snowmobile stuck? Press “HELP” to let friends and family know where your are and your situation. They’ll get a text message on their cell phone and an email with a link to Google Maps so they can assist. Help sends a message and location update every 5 minutes for 1 hour or until cancelled.

Check-in – Lets your contacts know you’re okay, or save your location for later viewing on the SPOT web service using Google Maps. Great to let your spouse know that you are running late, mark where the fish are biting, or just remember a special place. Contacts can get a text message with your GPS location and an e-mail with a link to Google Maps. For maximum reliability, Check-in sends the same message from the messenger three times, and delivers the first to all of your contacts.

Track Progress – Save your trip or show others where you are in real time.
Press and hold the “OK/Check” button for 5 seconds. Now, Track Progress updates your location every 10 minutes to your SPOT web account. You can trek virtually anywhere outdoors and your family and friends can see exactly where you are in real time, without interrupting your fun. Give them your password to view your account as you travel, or save your tracks for viewing later using Google Earth (.KML), or GPX, the GPS data format.

So, no matter what you do outdoors, you can enjoy it with more fun, and more peace of mind with SPOT.

The award-winning SPOT Messenger
Small, light and rugged, SPOT is built for the outdoors. It’s waterproof and it floats. It’s drop-tested and works in extreme cold and heat. See why SPOT has won so many awards.

CES Innovations Awards Honoree
Backpacker – Editor’s Choice Award
Cabela’s – Buyer’s Choice Gold