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After the many meetings. Mr. Sekino left Japan on March 24. Since he started "The Great Journey," he had been carrying the GPS that could confirm his location (latitude and longitude.) GPS that Mr. Naomi Uemura used when he aimed for the North Pole weighted 10Kg. Right now it has gotten smaller and weights less than 1Kg and can even be put in the pocket. Mr. Sekino always checks his location by GPS and is supposed to contact the production crew in Paya where he stands by transceiver.
However, it is dangerous to think that the transmission of transceiver always works. We always have to be prepared for the accident. GPS is the equipment that the person who travels can measure his/her location and now this is known as "Kanapi." However, even though the location is determined if the report is not sent by the person who is traveling, there is no way that the outsider can find out where he/she is. Therefore, we decided to equip "satellite chasing system" thinking about the case where transceiver will not work.
It is often introduced on the newspapers that birds of passage and wild animals can be chased by satellite chasing system. Nowadays there is a very tiny transmitter that can even be put on the ankle of the bird. As long as the traverse party equips the satellite chasing system, missing location can be determined, and we can save the person quickly.
Mr. Sekino started traveling from Columbia on March 24. Because this transmitter has SOS sign, there is not much to worry about. The signal that Mr. Sekino is transmitting goes to Mr. Tomono of Fujitsu (on his Internet) through Los Angeles, and as soon as he gets the data, he faxed it to the cheering party. Therefore, Mr. Tomono, even he is in Tokyo, knows where Mr. Sekino is traveling. The traverse party always has the transceiver. Unless the transmitter of Argos System do not break, it is the most reliable one.
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