Globalstar: SPOT Devices Integrated With Lockheed Martin Flight Service

(RTTNews) - Globalstar, Inc., (GSAT) announced that Lockheed Martin Flight Service will integrate and provide automated position monitoring for VFR or Visual Flight Rules flights. Using a SPOT Gen3 or a SPOT Trace, the system keeps track of the aircraft and if the aircraft stops moving or stops sending position reports, an alarm is triggered immediately at Lockheed Martin Flight Service. The aircraft's most recent GPS coordinates are available to be forwarded to Search and Rescue authorities.

Globalstar said the SPOT Gen3 also features an SOS button that can send an instant distress message along with GPS position information to GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center, immediately initiating Search and Rescue operations.