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SPOT Satellite Messenger Celebrates 10 Years Keeping Canadians Safer When Travelling or Working Beyond CellularProven technology, with 1700 rescues in Canada and new lower pricing, SPOT is an essential safety device for outdoor activities and winter road travel Highlights:
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov. 6, 2017 /CNW/ - Globalstar Canada Satellite Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Globalstar Inc. (NYSE MKT: GSAT) and the leader in satellite messaging and emergency notification technologies, is celebrating the tenth anniversary of the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger in Canada. With 1,700 rescues initiated across Canada since it was introduced in 2007, SPOT is proven satellite technology that provides peace of mind and a vital line of communication for those who work or travel beyond cellular. The SPOT Gen3® Satellite GPS Messenger provides location-based messaging and emergency notification technology that allows users to communicate from remote locations, virtually anywhere around the globe. SPOT lets family and friends know you're OK or sends an SOS message to emergency responders, along with your GS location coordinates, at the push of a button. 1,700 SPOT Rescues across Canada since 2007 "For the past ten years, SPOT has helped take the search out of search and rescue (SAR), by helping to initiate, locate and expedite the rescue of thousands of people in Canada and around the globe," says Jim Mandala, Vice President, Globalstar Canada Satellite Co. "Outdoor enthusiasts such as hikers, snowmobilers, back country skiers, recreational pilots, fishermen and hunters, boaters, as well as those who work and travel in remote areas, have come to depend on the lifesaving capabilities of SPOT. For anyone adventuring or working beyond cellular, SPOT is proven and essential safety gear." Safety Tips from the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) CASARA is a national volunteer organization which operates in all 13 Provinces and Territories. Its volunteers provide air search capability to augment, and at times supplement, the RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) SAR resources in the resolution of aeronautical SAR incidents. CASARA has provided its top ten safety tips for outdoor adventurers, starting with planning your route of travel. The complete list of tips is available in a new infographic: www.findmespot.ca/rescues. New Lower Pricing on SPOT Gen3® and SPOT Trace® About Globalstar, Inc. Note that all SPOT products described in this press release are the products of SPOT LLC, which is not affiliated in any manner with Spot Image of Toulouse, France or Spot Image Corporation of Chantilly, Virginia. For more information regarding Globalstar Canada Satellite Co., please visit Globalstar's web site at www.globalstar.ca. SOURCE Globalstar Canada Satellite Co |