Royal National Lifeboat Institution Tests Iridium Based Satellite Tracking System

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Bethesda MD (SPX) Dec 20, 2005
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has begun testing a maritime safety system for automatic vessel monitoring and emergency alerting at sea using the Iridium satellite network.

The RNLI, in partnership with McMurdo and Active Web Solutions, intends to conduct further sea trials of the system with Iridium satellite links. If successful, the RNLI plans to fit the system to its fleet of 128 all-weather lifeboats and 208 inshore lifeboats, which are located around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Channel Islands.

"The Iridium-based vessel tracking system will permit the lifeboat crew to concentrate on the task at hand, safely operating the boat under difficult weather and sea conditions, without making continual position reports by voice calls over radio channels," said Mark Morgan, radiocommunications project officer at RNLI headquarters.

"With this system, we will be able to monitor the lifeboats at all times from the shoreside headquarters, providing enhanced levels of safety and operational efficiency in our lifesaving operations." Morgan also noted that the RNLI is considering the addition of Iridium voice-calling capability on the all-weather lifeboats.

Don Thoma, executive vice president of Iridium Satellite, said, "We are proud to be selected to provide critical satellite communications for the RNLI, which is recognized worldwide as a respected leader in search and rescue."

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Globalstar Extends Satellite Data Service To Australia

Milpitas CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2005
Globalstar will soon offer simplex and one-way data services to its customers throughout Australia and New Zealand. This asset tracking and enhanced data processing capability is the result of hardware upgrades to the ground station or satellite gateway operated by Globalstar Australia.

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