A few years ago we tracked ships in the Caspian Sea and vehicles on the
Kamchatka peninsula using Inmarsat communications. I seem to recall a
cost of 15 cents per 140 char message, but I'm sure they now have other
data plans and capabilities as well Other satellite com systems
(Globalstar, Iridum) are available as well.
Best Regards,
Brent Fraser
On 3/21/2011 9:10 PM, Greg Yetman 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
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