...the award-winning DeLorme inReach™ to U.S. government customers under the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) IV contract. The SEWP contract is a flexible contract vehicle that allows U.S. government organizations to rapidly receive products and solutions that meet their mission needs. For areas without traditional wireless service, which includes more than 90 percent of the Earth's surface, inReach is an affordable satellite communicator offering two-way SOS and personal text messaging, delivery confirmation, follow-me remote GPS tracking, and worldwide coverage via the Iridium network.
inReach was first-to-market with those capabilities, resulting in numerous awards from high-profile trade organizations and consumer publications, including the National Marine Marketers Association, the Consumer Electronics Association, and Backpacker, Popular Science, Men’s Journal, and Outside (magazines). Those award-winning capabilities make inReach highly valuable to government clients. The two-way text messaging is especially crucial in SOS situations. U.S. government personnel or other in-distress users deployed to remote locations around the globe can describe their situation so that search-and-rescue authorities know what assets to deploy. They can also exchange updates with the response center, including sharing information on subsequent injuries or damage, changing weather conditions, and revised responder ETAs.
For free-form two-way messaging, inReach can be paired with either an Android smartphone or a DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w handheld GPS receiver. It can also be used as a standalone device, allowing remote tracking and pre-programmed messages and SOS alerts to be sent via the device’s pushbutton interface, with confirmation of delivery.