This idea has been brewing in my mind for a while. I’ll come clean right away – Avantura is my company and it sells and rents SPOT satellite messengers. It’s more a distraction than anything. Another parallel life I seem to be leading these days. But, a great way to meet many interesting people who are visiting many interesting places J
Back to the idea – many of my friends and paddling acquaintances go on extended, predominantly Northern, canoe and rafting trips. Many carry SPOTs. Some of you are among them. I’m usually left with a bunch of SPOT Shared page urls that I try to save as favourites but with mixed success. I lose them frequently, or can’t be bothered to look them up.
So I thought wouldn’t it be nice if, while sipping morning coffee in my armchair, I could open 1 web page and see where everybody is at the same time? I’ll be a super-charged armchair traveller! Probably wouldn’t get any work done J
Some of us go extended trips to get away from it all, family and friends included. Last thing we may want is for people to know where we are. Heck, I sometimes don’t want to know where I am myself. Before I lose that thought – there’s another idea – I’d go on a trip where I’ll pay the pilot to drop me somewhere but not tell me where. On a river with no name or map. I would press HELP on SPOT 2 or 3 weeks later when I’m ready to head home.
Back to the original idea – I guess I’m asking for you feedback before I get carried away to far. Tell me what you think.
It’s a proto-type. Work in progress.
Thanks,
Aleks Gusev
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