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2. The 9 Best Hiking GPS Devices - AOL

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   See where you are and where you want to go with these expert-approved handheld GPS devices, GPS watches, and apps, from Garmin, Suunto, Gaia, and Caltopo. The 9 Best Hiking GPS Devices Skip to ...

3. Satellite emergency notification device - Wikipedia

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   A Satellite Emergency Notification Device or SEND is a portable emergency notification and locating device which uses commercial satellite systems rather than the COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system. An example of this device is SPOT. The devices use an internal GPS chip to gather location information. When the SEND is triggered, this information is ...

4. 11 hiking apps so you can step away from the screen - AOL

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   Happy trails!Pro tip: These apps are tailor-made for hiking and the outdoors, but even the tech you rely on every day can be useful out in nature. Google Maps often shows hiking trails, Inst.

5. SPOT Satellite Messenger - Wikipedia

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   SPOT is a GPS tracking device that uses the Globalstar satellite network [1] to provide text messaging and GPS tracking (depending on the subscription type purchased). [2] [3] It has a coverage area that includes a large portion of the planet, with the exception of extreme northern and southern latitudes and parts of the Pacific Ocean. [4]

6. Emergency locator beacon - Wikipedia

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   An emergency locator beacon is a radio beacon, a portable battery powered radio transmitter, used to locate airplanes, vessels, and persons in distress and in need of immediate rescue. Various types of emergency locator beacons are carried by aircraft, ships, vehicles, hikers and cross-country skiers.

7. Mobile Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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   The Mobile Emergency Alert System (M-EAS) is an information distribution system that utilizes existing digital television spectrum and towers to provide information in emergency situations using rich media. The system can push text, web pages, and video to compatible equipment, such as mobile DTV devices.