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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
SkyWave and Rivercross Tracking Provide Satellite/Cellular Tracking for Rhino Charge 2011
For the fourth consecutive year, SkyWave Mobile Communications and its partner, Rivercross Tracking, provided near real-time vehicle tracking services of off-road cars taking part in the annual Rhino Charge race held in Kenya.
For this year’s event, 58 vehicles were outfitted with SkyWave SureLinx 8100 satellite/cellular tracking devices provided by SkyWave and monitored by Rivercross Tracking.
“We chose to use the SureLinx for this event because it has the unique capability to switch between GPRS and satellite tracking, which is quite an important feature” said David Gachuche, Director of Rivercross Tracking, when commenting on how the device can send large amounts of data in areas where cellular service is available and satellite provides the critical communication link in even the most remote areas. “We felt the SureLinx was the best device for the event.”
Within a 10 hour period, participating vehicles were required to reach 13 control points scattered over approximately 100 square km of rough terrain. SureLinx devices mounted on each vehicle provided detailed position information to Rivercross’ fleet management software, even in areas where no cellular communication service exists throughout the race. In addition to sending progress reports for scorekeeping, each of the SureLinx 8100 tracking devices were also equipped with a panic button that would alert Rivercross Tracking and rescue crews via satellite of the vehicle’s location in the event of an emergency.
This year Rivercross Tracking was appointed the official scorekeeper for the event and was responsible for determining the winning competitor who was able to visit the most control points in the shortest distance based on GPS mileage sent by SureLinx 8100 devices and calculated using Rivercross’ fleet management software.
Congratulations to this year’s participants. To find out more about Rhino Ark Charitable Trust and the Annual Rhino Charge Event, please visit www.rhinoark.or.ke and www.rhinocharge.co.ke respectively. See David Gachuche’s comment about Rhino Charge on the SkyWave YouTube Channel.
About SkyWave
SkyWave Mobile Communications is a global provider of satellite communication equipment and airtime services for machine-to-machine (M2M) applications. Using the global Inmarsat satellite constellation, our products provide dependable communication, tracking, monitoring and remote management of fixed and mobile assets. Over the past 14 years, we have designed, manufactured and shipped more than 400,000 satellite terminals to customers in the transportation, maritime, oil and gas, heavy equipment, utilities and government sectors. Expand your possibilities with SkyWave. Visit us at skywave.com.
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