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The SPOT Communicator Page
Message Priority Levels
Each type of message you can send is assigned a priority
so that if you have multiple messages to send, each one
is sent in order of importance.
Critical–An SOS message is the highest priority
message type and is sent to the GEOS Rescue
Coordination Center for emergency response. A
critical message supersedes both casual and urgent
messages.
Urgent–Help/Assist messages are the second
highest priority message types. Help messages are
sent to one of the contact groups that you can select
on the PN-60w. Assist messages are sent to one or
more professional service providers for non-critical
emergency response. An urgent message supersedes
a casual message.
Casual–Check-in/OK, Reference Point (marking
a waypoint), or Geocache messages are sent to a
contact or social network that you have set up in your
SPOT account. Track Progress messages are sent
to your SPOT account for logging or to online maps.
A casual message has the least priority.
Message Types
You can send a pre-de ned message or you can create
a new text message using the optional Type & Send
service and send it to the contact groups you have set up
with your SPOT account.
You can even share with social network websites—
Facebook
®
, Twitter™, or Fire Eagle™—that you’ve set
up a connection to on ndmespot.com. In addition, SPOT
Adventures (spotadventures.com) provides a location for
you to share your SPOT messages, tracks, videos, and
photos as well as notes from your adventures.
For each message sent, a waypoint icon is placed
on the Map Page.
SOS
Use the SOS message to notify emergency services
of your GPS location and that you need assistance when
you have a life threatening or other critical emergency.
Send a pre-de ned message or create a new Type
& Send message.
SOS messages are sent using the critical priority level.
If a GPS x is obtained, an SOS message with the
GPS position will be sent every ve minutes. If there
is no GPS acquisition, the SPOT Communicator