SPOT

A NEW WAY TO FOLLOW THE GLIDING ACTION!

Gliders equiped with SPOT satellite tracking devices uplink position telemetry every 10 minutes to Globalstar low earth orbit satellites. SPOT sends only lattitude and longitude data. GPS positions are then downlinked to SPOT servers and are superimposed on Google maps. SPOT is capable of displaying the track of one glider on a map at a time. The ability to display multiple tacks on a single map like a radar screen is currently in development.

Additional information about SPOT can be found here.

Hollister Pilots with SPOT tracking devices
Click on the link to see their current / latest flight track:


• David Anisman (DG300, "GJ")
• Jim Britton (BASA gliders)
• Steve Brockman (Kestrel 17, "OU")
• Buzz Graves (DG 800, "11W")
• Eric Rupp (DG 300, "ER")
• Kurt Thams (Carat, "N415PS")
• Ramy Yanetz (ASW 27, "TG")

Other Soaring Sites with their own SPOT pages
Click on the link to see what's happening at other sites with SPOT-equipped gliders:

• Soar Truckee's SPOT page
• Williams Soaring's SPOT page