Colorado Backcountry: Find Me SPOT Satellite Beacon API - 02.27.2008
Wrote an API and some web services code to extend the functionality of GlobalStar’s Find Me SPOT satellite beacon. The FindMeSPOT beacon is a great piece of gear but it is seriously lacking in any sort of web or data syndication functions. The new weknowsnow SPOT API will allow you to send us your SPOT data in a public or private mode (location masked). We harvest your data and dump it into a database which you, your crew and/or your family can access. Additionally, it provides a couple of different graphical widgets that are generated on the fly based on your SPOT Unit-ID. These images and status messages can be displayed on any webpage, blog, forum, whatever. If you have a SPOT we would love some more help testing out the first release of the API. Currently, all data is location masked to protect your secret stashes.
More Information:
findmespot.weknowsnow.com
API URL:
api.findmespot.weknowsnow.com
February 29th, 2008 at 8:21 am
Very cool, just interviewed Jason from 2XtM and they are using Find Me SPOT. They have the beacon and service, but someone still has to go to the SPOT site, read the lat/long, then update the Google Map on their site with their progress across North Dakota.
I would give them a call. Their quest appears to be done. Their site is www.2xtm.com.