SOS : Use this function In the event of a life threatening or other critical emergency to notify emergency services of your GPS location and that you need assistance. The GEOS International Emergency Response Centre alerts the appropriate agencies worldwide – for example contacting 9-1-1 responders in North America and 1-1-2 responders in Europe.

Help: In the event of a non-life threatening emergency, you can use this function to notify your personal contacts that you need assistance. Additional SPOT Assist services can be purchased and programmed to your Help button as well. When activated with SPOT Assist, the Help button will notify professional services either on the land or water. SPOT has partnered with national service providers to offer non-life threatening assistance.

Check-in/OK: This feature allows you to let your friends and family know that all is OK with a pre-programmed message along with your GPS location. With a push of a button a message is sent via email or SMS to up to 10 pre-determined contacts and your waypoint is stored in your SPOT account for later reference. Your stored waypoints can be easily integrated into a SPOT Shared Page or SPOT Adventure account.

Custom Message: This feature allows you to let your friends and family know receive a custom message along with your GPS location with a push of a button. Use this feature as a secondary OK message or transfer your personal help alert to this message function if you are using a SPOT Assist service on your Help button.
The Custom Message functions exactly like your Check-in/OK message You can also have access to your waypoints in your SPOT account so you can review your route at a later date. Or link your SPOT account to SPOT Adventures and save a map of your adventures using your SPOT waypoints, and enhance the story with photos and a blog.

Track Progress: This feature allows you to send and save your location and allow contacts to track your progress in near real time using Google Maps. With your SPOT account you have the ability to set up a SPOT Shared Page which allows you to show your SPOT GPS locations to others on a Google Map.

Export Data:
CSV (spreadsheet), KML (Google Earth™), GPX (GPS data)
SPOT Adventures.com

Certifications:
FCC, IC, WEEE, SAR, RoHS, CE

Additional Specs:
-Size: 3.7” x 2.6” x 1.0” (9.4 x 6.6 x 2.5 cm)
-Wt: 5.2 oz (147.4 g)
-GPS Lat. Lon. datum format: WGS-84

Battery Life:
Includes 3 AAA L92 lithium batteries; under normal usage a full battery charge should meet or exceed the following
· Power on, unused: Approx. several years
· Tracking mode: Approx. 7 days
· SOS mode: Up to 6 consecutive days
· Check In mode: 700 messages

Operating Environment:
Temperature: -22°F to +140°F (-30°C to +60°C)
Altitude: -328 ft to 21,325 ft (-100 m to +6500 m)
Humidity: MIL-STD 810E Method 509.3, 5% NaCl, 95% distilled water
Vibration: Per SAE J1455, Random, 20 Hz to 2000 Hz, 0.04g_/Hz
Waterproof: Up to a depth of 1 meter for up to 30 minutes

The Basic Service Plan €99.00 /yr includes these unlimited services*:

SOS - Notifies the emergency response center of your GPS location
Help - Ask family and friends for help or request SPOT Assist (additional service fee for SPOT Assist)
Check-in/OK - Let contacts know where you are and that your are OK
Custom Message - Send a custom message to family and friends

*Unlimited Check-in/OK, Help, and Custom Message emails are included. Up to 200 annual Check-in/OK, Help, or Custom Message text messages to any mobile phone, worldwide, are also included in the plan. Your credit card on file will be charged €0.10 for each additional text message.

Additional Services

Track Progress €39 per year
Track Progress allows friends and family to follow your progress online in real time or to save waypoints so you can review your entire route at a later date. SPOT Track Progress automatically sends your GPS location waypoint to a Google Map every 10 minutes.

GEOS Member Rescue Benefit €11 per year
Geos provide the SOS/911 monitoring included in your Basic Service. You can upgrade to the GEOS Member Benefit for reimbursement of up to $100K in Search and Rescue (SAR) expenses - even coordinating a private SAR contractor if needed to get you to safety.

SPOT Adventures - included in basic service With SPOT Adventures you can share your outdoor experiences easily right on the web at SPOTadventures.com. SPOT provides a full social portal that allows you to share your GPS location data in real time via SPOT Live map. Save your adventures on a detailed map.

* Backpackers
* Boaters
* Campers
* Cyclists
* Climbers
* Road Warriors
* Fishermen
* Hikers
* Hunters
* Kayakers / Canoeists
* Motorcyclists
* Off-Road Enthusiasts
* Pilots
* Sailors
* Snowmobilers