Antarctic cruise ships rely on Iridium satellite tracking

The devices will report ships’ positions at least once per hour when cruising in Antarctic waters.
Global Marine Networks (GMN), an Iridium Value-Added Reseller, is supplying its XTracker™ satellite position reporting system for installation on the IAATO vessels. XTracker uses Iridium’s short-burst data (SBD) service to transmit position reports from the ships at sea to a shore-based server, which can be accessed through a secure Internet connection by ship operators, search-and-rescue authorities and other authorized users.

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has approved a resolution requiring members’ passenger ships to be fitted with satellite tracking devices based on Iridium (Iridium Communications Inc.), Bethesda.

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