Posted by Kimberly on April 19, 2001 at 16:53:52:
In Reply to: sat phones posted by Sandy on April 19, 2001 at 14:37:17:
So it seems, 'though I'm hard-pressed to see any more of an advantage than that already offered with a working satcom phone and the site online at Storm2000.com/HurricaneCentral.com. I've called the Globalstar folks to see whether full coverage of the entire Bahamas has been effected yet, since as of January the eastern Bahamas [including Eleuthera] was still not covered.
Thanks for posting this --
Kimberly
Globalstar USA and OCENS Launch New Maritime Data Application
Companies Will Showcase Application at Pacific Sail Expo on April 18
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Globalstar USA/Caribbean, leading providers of satellite-based mobile communications, and Ocean and Coastal Environmental Sensing, Incorporated (OCENS), today announced a new way for sailors to get current weather, ocean and Earth information at sea. Using the Globalstar GSP-1600 phone and data cable and modem drivers (provided on a CD ROM) with the OCENS Station 2000 weather software, customers can quickly and easily access files from OCENS' chart library via the Internet.
OCENS offers a wide range of software, systems and information services geared to delivering the best possible weather and ocean data to the at-sea user. Its core product is the Station 2000 line of weather and ocean information packages. For Globalstar, OCENS has developed special libraries to provide rapid access to Internet weather information covering any ocean region. Software tools permit in-depth analysis of the high-quality weather charts covering any earth region. High-resolution satellite imagery is also available for selected areas.
This application serves commercial and sport fishermen who use weather and temperature information to determine where to fish, leisure boaters who need current weather information, and anyone who requires Earth and weather data while in remote locations.