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DeLorme inReach App
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DeLorme inReach 2 way Satellite
DeLorme
Amplify your smartphone’s coverage to -- everywhere. Ninety percent of the Earth’s surface has no landline or cellular coverage. These unserved, and often high-risk, locations are exactly where you most need reliable communications for anything from checking in with family/friends to obtaining emergency assistance.
The DeLorme Earthmate application enables inReach-smartphone communication functionality and is available for free through the iTunes App Store or Google Play. It also turns your smartphone phone or tablet into a DeLorme map viewer with the latest terrain and road detail.
Messaging
- Compose email or SMS address on the fly, or select from inReach address book
- Compose and send messages
- View inbox
- Post to Facebook or Twitter
Interactive SOS
- Describe your situation in detail to improve emergency response
- Stay in touch for mutual status updates on your situation
- Automatic location tracking with updates every 10 minutes
Tracking
- User selected tracking interval (10 minutes to 4 hours)
- Position accuracy to within 5 meters
- View tracking breadcrumbs online
Navigate
- Navigate with confidence using DeLorme Topo North America GPS maps (full US and Canada coverage) and NOAA nautical charts
- Unlike streaming maps, your downloaded maps remain available even when outside of cellular coverage
Wireless Pairing
- inReach connects wirelessly via Bluetooth
- Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and Android smartphones and tablets
DeLorme Earthmate App
- Enables inReach-smartphone communication features
- Enables free Topo North America map and NOAA nautical chart downloads
- Available free online at iTunes App Store or Google Play
Earthmate App on iPhone
Interactive SOS
Two-way messaging NOAA chart
Earthmate App on Android
Interactive SOS Two-way messaging Remote tracking
Staff Writer
Two-way messaging, interactive SOS, global coverage and Follow-Me/Find-Me Tracking and Location available to vastly expanded mobile device user base
DeLorme, an innovation leader in navigation technology, today announced that its award-winning inReach™ is now compatible with iPhone®, iPad® and iPod® touch. This innovation makes it possible for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to access an array of two-way satellite communications capabilities with the inReach and the DeLorme Earthmate App.
inReach turns an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch into a global two-way satellite communicator for use outside traditional wireless coverage areas.
Users can send and receive messages to and from cell phones, email contacts and other inReach users, anywhere in the world. inReach can also be used to post messages to Facebook and Twitter.
“DeLorme is now extending the unique inReach two-way SOS, personal communication, and tracking capabilities to a far broader universe of users worldwide,” said Mike Heffron, DeLorme CEO. “This underscores our commitment to making affordable two-way satellite communication solutions available to as many people as possible.”
inReach, launched in the fall of 2011, is the first consumer-affordable satellite communicator with two-way SOS and personal text messaging, message delivery confirmation, Follow-Me/Find-Me Tracking and Location, and global coverage. iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users can now benefit from all those capabilities.
inReach is a game-changing communication solution for anyone whose activities take them beyond cell phone range. Compact and lightweight, inReach is dustproof and waterproof, buoyant, and impact-resistant. inReach uses its internal GPS for remote tracking and embedding precise location coordinates in sent messages.
In the event of an emergency, the interactive SOS capability of the inReach provides an automatically triggered remote tracking service. Users can accurately describe their situation so proper resources can be deployed, and both user and responders can provide ongoing updates until help arrives.
Because inReach provides reliable two-way connections through Iridium, the world’s furthest-reaching satellite communications network, it can be used with complete confidence anywhere in the world on land, at sea or in the air.
Since late last year, inReach has earned several prestigious awards including: 2012 Backpacker Editors’ Choice, 2012 National Marine Manufacturers Association Innovation Award, 2012 CES Innovations honors, 2011 Popular Science Best of What’s New, and 2011 Gear of the Year awards from both Men’s Journal and National Geographic Adventure.
Suggested retail price for inReach is $269.95, with contract-free satellite subscriptions beginning at $14.95 per month.
InReach is available in Canada at better retail and online outlets offering electronics or outdoor recreation gear. To learn more go to www.inreachcanada.com.
The DeLorme Earthmate App is available free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.
To view an informative video, visit: http://tinyurl.com/inReachVideo