February 25th, 2008
Ottawa, Canada and Nelson, New Zealand – February 23, 2008 – Guardian Mobility Corporation and Flightcell International Limited have signed a distribution agreement whereby Guardian will have rights to resell the complete line of Flightcell avionics products, including the versatile Flightcell DZM satellite tracking system, throughout North America. Flightcell DZM is the world’s most advanced all-in-one communications and tracking hub for commercial and military aviation. DZM is a panel-mount module with simple user interface that connects to any satellite or cellular phone thereby providing integrated voice communications to the cockpit and to passengers. The integrated GPS tracking system transmits aircraft positions based on a number of defined settings including time, course change, speed threshold as well as hot-key activation from the cabin in distress situations.
“Many of our customers are requesting more advanced tracking and communication systems for selected aircraft” declared Ian Stewart, head of Guardian’s Aviation Product group. “We feel that including the DZM product with our current lineup of flight tracking solutions will give us added firepower to expand into the business and military aviation markets”. Guardian will be displaying their complete product line-up this month at Heli-Expo 2008 in Houston, TX.
The Flightcell DZM product will fit seamlessly into Guardian’s existing message management and web mapping services. It is a premium product; however by making use of existing portable satellite or cellular phones, it is significantly more versatile and lower in cost compared to other installed voice and/or data systems. The product ships fully compatible with the Iridium 9505/9505A satellite phones supporting voice, SMS and email communications.
According to Hamish Neill, Sales and Marketing Director at Flightcell International, “We look upon Guardian Mobility with their focus on web mapping and reporting services to be a key partner in the flight tracking market in North America but world-wide. With their on-going sales to military customers, we expect that our ruggedized Military product range will receive added exposure into this highly demanding segment.”
About Flightcell International Limited
Flightcell international has been providing voice and data interfaces into the global aviation market since 1998. Its customer base has expanded across the globe into Military, Industrial, and general Aviation sectors. Flightcell DZM is a compact easily installed smart data and voice system providing pilot programmable global tracking. Hermetically sealed, the lightweight hub is ideal in hostile environments and retains the flexibility to allow Satcoms OFF the aircraft. Flightcell products are proudly New Zealand designed and manufactured.
February 21st, 2008
Guardian Mobility to Exhibit SkytraxSL Flight Tracking Portable at HELI-EXPO Booth #1343
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Guardian Mobility – Skytrax Division, the leader in affordable flight following, will be unveiling the new slim line portable, SkytraxSL flight tracking device at HELI-EXPO Guardian – Skytrax Booth (#1343). The new SkytraxSL offers advanced design features while continuing to incorporate radio and antenna components in a single compact unit now weighing less than ½ lb. Skytrax offers optimal airtime packages including Maptracs, the very best web-based mapping on the market today. Need AFF? Guardian Skytrax and message processing service is AFF compatible and approved.
February 21st, 2008
Ottawa, Canada and Ashhurst, New Zealand – February 21, 2008 – Guardian Mobility Corporation and Spider Tracks Limited are pleased to announce a distribution agreement whereby Guardian will have rights to resell the Spider satellite tracking system throughout North America. The Spider represents a very complementary offering in the Guardian aviation product line being a portable, light-weight, self-contained GPS tracking platform. Operating on the Iridium satellite network, the Spider will add two-way communication capability to Guardian’s line of transmit-only SkytraxSL and Skytrax3X tracking products. Similar to the Skytrax products, Spider may be powered using a supplied cigarette lighter adapter plug for easy connection to the commonly available power socket. However, SkytraxSL remains the lightest, smallest, most power efficient satellite tracking platform capable of being powered by an AA battery pack.
“We think the Spider platform is an excellent and very compatible addition to our lineup of aviation tracking and flight following solutions” commented Jean Carr, CEO of Guardian Mobility. “The product will provide an added punch in our efforts to maintain rapid expansion into the AFF, light utility helicopter, and government/military markets.” Guardian will be displaying their complete product line-up this month at Heli-Expo 2008 in Houston, TX Booth #1343.
The Spider product will fit seamlessly into Guardian’s existing message management and web mapping services. It is expected to be priced competitive to the company’s original Skytrax3 product line albeit at a slight premium reflecting the fact that the device is a two-way wireless communications platform.
James McCarthy, Finance Director for Spider Tracks Limited, states that “the key to our early success has been in developing a good partner network with companies such as Guardian Mobility who have an established presence in the aircraft tracking business. We are seeing excellent early response to the Spider product due mainly to its purpose-built design and very simple installation.”
About Spider Tracks Limited
Spider Tracks Ltd is an innovative company dedicated to producing leading edge satellite tracking systems and hardware for aviation, marine and land based transport. Spider Tracks is proudly New Zealand owned and strives to provide customers with outstanding service. As pilots, the Directors of Spider Tracks understand the needs and concerns of pilots and the aviation industry.
December 17th, 2007
Be assured that the Guardian Mobility Technical Support Team will be available for your service requirements over the holiday period. Santa and his elves “have your back” to ensure a safe and worry free passage through the holiday season.
For Technical Support call: (613) 225-8885 extension #371 or email: support@guardianmobility.com
All of our staff at Guardian Mobility would like to take this opportunity to extend to all of our good friends and clients
Season’s Greetings, Good Health and Happiness in 2008.
December 17th, 2007
“Lost Ducks” leave Saskatchewan November 28th (after Grey Cup!) heading to Chile with Skytrax on board!
The Lost Ducks - Los Patos Perdidos
“Special Thanks
The lost Ducks really appreciate Peter Parkinson and the technical people at Guardian Mobility in Ottawa for their efforts to provide us the instructions of “how to fix the fuse” our old tracker and at the same time provide a new unit already programmed and ready to use. Through their efforts we had a replacement unit in Mexico City in less than 24 hours – took a bit longer to get it to Puebla but that’s life.
A second acknowledgment is for Perry Casson, Medstead/Regina who provided us with the tracker in the first place and exchanged many emails and phone calls helping to get it working and fills in the comments and spaces we left blank, as in from Kerrville to Puebla.
Harold, Lorne and Barb”
Follow the adventures of Barb, Harold and Lorne. If you want to see where they are follow this link. http://wm3.waypointinfo.com/tracker2 username: chile password: 2007
November 29th, 2007
News Release – Guardian Mobility has been granted STC (A37CE) installation approval of the Skytrax 3X GPS tracking system for Cessna 208 and 208B aircraft, ensuring Transport Canada compliance under FAR 23, 1982 (AMT 23-28).
The addition of the Cessna Caravan adds type certification of Guardian’s new Skytrax 3X to a growing fleet of “workhorse” cargo and passenger aircraft, including the Fairchild Metroliner, that operate in more remote regions of the world.
The Skytrax 3X is a radical new design for aircraft flight following solutions that incorporates integrated radio and antenna components in a single compact unit designed for quick installation on the exterior surface of fixed and rotary wing aircraft. The units can be custom configured to operate under the specific requirements of any aircraft fleet with no expensive software purchase. The unit is easy to install and offers optimal airtime packages including Maptracs, the very best web-based mapping on the market today. Guardian Skytrax and message processing service is AFF compatible and approved.
Guardian Mobility Skytrax continues to develop innovative and affordable GPS tracking solutions for aircraft world-wide. For additional information on the Skytrax product line, please contact:
Ian W. Stewart, Sales Director, Skytrax
Office: (613) 225-8885 ext: 351 Cell: (613) 277-4554
istewart@guardianmobility.com
November 1st, 2007
Ottawa, Ontario – October 24, 2007 – The owner of a high-end offshore sport fishing boat berthed in Key Largo , FL, is feeling much better now that his craft is safely back home after a two-day unauthorized excursion across the Gulf of Mexico. The craft was first reported stolen on October 18 as the on-board GPS tracking unit came to life and started reporting movement while the owner was sound asleep at home. The unit, developed by Guardian Mobility Corporation of Ottawa, Canada and installed by Miami-based, Boat-Track Inc. is designed to transmit GPS locations every 15 minutes to a web-accessible mapping service where detailed movement of the asset is recorded and displayed. The map track showed that the vessel sailed to within one mile of the western coastline of Cuba during the evening of the theft and then mysteriously sat idle 50 miles off the coast the following day. That evening the vessel sailed to Isla Mujeres an island just off the coast of Cancun, Mexico. It was here that the owner, the insurance company and Mexican authorities recovered the boat as it arrived in Mexico.
NBC6 WTVJ picked up the story on October 22 and reported that the South Florida area was being plagued by numerous thefts of high powered offshore vessels over the past few months http://www.nbc6.net/news/14374070/detail.html. A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report recently estimated that boat thefts in Miami-Dade alone were up more than 20 percent from last year and that the majority of these thefts can be linked to Cuban migrant smuggling. U.S. Border Patrol has shown a significant increase in Cuban migrants showing up along the U.S. - Mexico border after being ferried across the Yucatán Channel to Cancún and Isla Mujeres
http://miamipress.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/ghost-shipsboat-thefts-blamed-on-smugglers/.
Anthony Grondin, President of Boat-Track Inc., said “With the rise of boat thefts, using our Guardian-developed tracking service, you’ll know immediately if your boat starts to move without your knowledge plus there will be a better chance of successful recovery by the authorities. It’s also much more cost effective than protecting your boat with multiple layers of physical security”.
About Boat-Track Inc.
Boat-Track Inc. is a Miami based distributor of Guardian Mobility asset tracking devices specializing in marine installations for the protection of customers’ investments. Contact Anthony Grondin at 305-354-3441 or see their web site at www.boat-track.com .
October 29th, 2007
Starting on the 1st of December all Query formats for the message server will require a secure socket layer connection. This means that all incoming queries will have to be done using the port 443.
Please contact support if you have any questions.
October 24th, 2007
As Tracer users, you’ve probably been on a number of expeditions, over the last few months we’ve been on an expedition of our own, creating Rimrocked—a place for you to share your adventures with the world. Today we’re happy to announce the launch of it’s first beta. Whether you’re hiking through the Andes or hailing a cab in midtown Manhattan, you can easily combine the various elements of your excursions, including map points, photos and words directly and (through the aid of third party web sites) audio and video.
As dedicated members of the Guardian Mobility community we’d like to invite you to be the first to use and enjoy what we’ve created. You can use just about any GPS unit to get your trip points to Rimrocked, but of course we’d like to see where you’ve been going with your Guardian Tracer 3. Using the Tracer 3 map points will be automatically sent to the Rimrocked site in real-time for inclusion in your trips. Simply send us an email with your Tracer serial (anandi AT guardianmobility DOT com) and let us know that you’d like to be a part of our first group of elite beta testers. If you don’t have your GPS hardware handy, no worries; you can still take part using the mapping tools we’ve created. Upload photos, Add journal entries to your trips and view others’ trips, photos and journal entries. See where your friends have been, track other interesting trips and events like the Baja 1000 and Cain’s quest.
The world is waiting to see what you’re doing. http://beta.rimrocked.com.
Here are some screenshots of rimrocked:
In the Login view you can browse all trips in rimrocked through the map, or view our picks for the most interesting trips.
You can zoom in onto any trip and see journal entries, photos and even link to videos.
The picture above links to the Frozen Five trip, an adventure featured here on the Guardian Mobility Blog this year.
Drop us a line if you’d like to use rimrocked before it’s widely available. You’ll get a chance to shape its development and use a really useful, new application.
-Amit and Andrew.
September 11th, 2007
Starting at just $79 a week you can rent Tracer 3 and Tracer 3P now with everything you need to get you tracking quickly. We’re rolling out 3 packages, standard, silver and gold. The standard package includes a Tracer 3, 8 transmissions a day (enabling up to 24 GPS datapoints per day to be sent with Tracer 3’s store and forward feature) and mapping provided through rimrocked. The Silver package includes 16 transmissions per day, the Gold has 32. All devices come pre-configured and setup with mapping and a rimrocked account to let you share your trips with the world. Contact us for more information.
