Depending on the application it may also be worth looking into long range wifi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-range_Wi-Fi
Joe On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 4:05 AM, Anselm Hook <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://reviews.cnet.com/gps/spot-connect-satellite-messenger/4505-3490_7-34467097.html > <- this thing is coming out soon - maybe it is an option? > > a > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 8:10 PM, Greg Yetman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > We have a project that requires sending field data (including position > > measured from GPS) back to a server in areas without cell phone coverage. > I > > presume that this means satellite-based communication. Does anyone have a > > good handle on what's possible in terms of data volume and who the > relevant > > providers would be? We have test cases in Africa and Haiti but need to > > consider India and southeast Asia as well. In the medium term, we are > > interested in two-way communication. > > Suggestions on the field devices are also welcome...we will presumably be > > working with something like Android phones but aren't set on this yet. > > TIA, > > Greg > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Geowanking mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org > > > > > > > > -- > @anselm 415 215 4856 http://twitter.com/anselm > > _______________________________________________ > Geowanking mailing list > [email protected] > http://geowanking.org/mailman/listinfo/geowanking_geowanking.org >
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