Satmap Endorsed By Dogs

Satmap's Active 10 GPS unit is the first GPS device to receive an endorsement from SARDA, the Search & Rescue Dog Association and will be used by all SARDA dog handlers on the hill.

SARDA is a voluntary organisation which trains members of mountain rescue teams to become handlers of air-scenting search and rescue dogs. GPS is increasingly used in mountain rescue situations because of its time-saving potential and ease of use compared to a conventional map and compass in poor conditions where it may be wet, windy and dark.

Steve Ward, Equipment Officer for SARDA England, said: “Having purchased my own Active 10 unit I was only too glad to recommend it as a piece of standard kit for every graded SARDA England Dog Handler. Now every Handler is saving time on the hill and searching time equals lives saved.”

Where the Active 10 differs from most GPS units is that it uses Ordnance Survey mapping displayed on a large coloured screen and shows your current position and your track along with other useful information like route elevation, time distance and speed.

The unit is built from the ground up to work in the outdoors and uses maps stored on SD cards at both 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 scale.

Satmap is understandably chuffed at the endorsement with MD Richard Calthrop-Owen commenting: “We always intended the Satmap Active 10 to be used in harsh environments and getting the approval of an organisation which is made up of true experts in the field of search and rescue is a really big deal for us.”

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