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communication:emergency_devices [2022/01/15 01:40]
princess_fluffypants 		communication:emergency_devices [2022/01/15 01:41]
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 **Common Models** - [[https://www.findmespot.com|SPOT Gen4, SPOT Trace]] **Common Models** - [[https://www.findmespot.com|SPOT Gen4, SPOT Trace]]
  
-These are generally simplified "Come help me!" beacons.  Activating them will send a signal out to the company who operates them, who will contact local authorities.  More advanced models have the ability to send pre-programmed messages to pre-programmed numbers, useful for sending out "Camped here for the night" GPS-tagged messages to friends or family.+These are generally simplified "Come help me!" beacons.  Activating them will send a signal out to the company who operates them, who will contact local authorities.  More advanced models have the ability to send pre-programmed messages to pre-programmed phone numbers or e-mail addresses, useful for sending out "Camped here for the night" GPS-tagged messages to friends or family.
  
 A major disadvantage of these is the lack of ability for authorities to verify if the emergency beacon being sent out is actually an emergency. The S&R industry estimates that that between 80-99% of activations of these devices are false alarms, either because the [[https://www.wildsnow.com/2323/plb-rescue-beacon-acr/|owners didn't understand how to use them]] or because they had a [[https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2015-4-july-august/feature/danger-life-saving-device|...different...]] idea of what constituted an emergency. A major disadvantage of these is the lack of ability for authorities to verify if the emergency beacon being sent out is actually an emergency. The S&R industry estimates that that between 80-99% of activations of these devices are false alarms, either because the [[https://www.wildsnow.com/2323/plb-rescue-beacon-acr/|owners didn't understand how to use them]] or because they had a [[https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2015-4-july-august/feature/danger-life-saving-device|...different...]] idea of what constituted an emergency.
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