On Dec 9, 4:44*am, cernauta wrote:
On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:01:29 -0800 (PST), Tim Taylor

wrote:
The
recent Australian Gran Prix was nice, but track every 2 to 3 minutes
would have made it much more fun.

If I understand correctly, SPOT reports position, but no altitude. Is
it true? If so, I see very little potential for competition tracking.

Aldo

The goal would not be to replace the current gps loggers, but to
provide real-time data back to the soaring site and the world to watch
competitions. In areas where there is very little cell coverage this
would be the only means for tracking a contest.

Some sites in Europe have been able to use cell based systems, other
sites have placed a receiver in a plane that acts as a relay site.
The SPOT systems could give relative positions currently as you said,
but I am sure in the near future the altitude data could be sent as
well. Again this is part of opening communications with the company.
If there is a need and a market most companies are interested in
selling their products. Most products change by innovation, newer
generations have additional features.