U.S. COAST GUARD ENHANCES HOMELAND SECURITY BY ADOPTING TELETYPE GPS TECHNOLOGY IN ITS MILITARY AIRCRAFTS AND SHIPS

The U.S. Coast Guard Expects TeleType GPS Wireless WorldNavigator
to Help Save Lives

Boston, MA., February 19, 2003 – TeleType, the company behind the only GPS solution available that combines land, air, and water navigation for handheld mobile computers, today announced that the U.S. Coast Guard has taken advantage of TeleType’s GPS technology to improve upon its current technology used for homeland security. The U.S. Coast Guard Firmly believes that if it had implemented the TeleType GPS Technology earlier, two of its pilots would still be alive today.

Utilizing TeleType’s GPS Wireless WorldNavigator provides the U.S. Coast Guard with increased situational awareness, accurate area familiarization, and much needed flexibility. TeleType GPS technology has, for the first time ever, allowed for the crewmembers in the back of the aircrafts to now have a moving map with street charts, aeronautical charts, and nautical charts. With this increased level of situational awareness, they are much more active in helping the pilots avoid various hazards such as terrain, towers, and other airports. The TeleType GPS software provides the pilot with "Obstruction Alerts" if the plane is headed toward danger. The U.S. Coast Guard predicts that the TeleType GPS Technology will considerably decrease the number of planes that are lost due to Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) circumstances, and thus prove to be a cost saving tool for the Department of Defense.

The U.S. Coast Guard provides each new helicopter pilot with over $50,000 worth of flight time familiarizing them with their new area of responsibility. By having such advanced GPS technology, TeleType has now made it possible for new helicopter pilots to familiarize themselves with the area prior to actually flying, greatly amplifying the benefits of that $50,000 investment. In addition, the U.S. Coast Guard is now able to load pictures on the maps with pertinent information regarding all landing sites, greatly increasing the safety of its crewmembers. With these embedded pictures of various sites, crewmembers can easily identify landmarks by verifying the sites with the pictures, which is a vast improvement in the area of homeland security.

“As a pilot myself, I fully appreciate the need for a truly versatile and powerful mobile GPS system," said Ed Friedman, CEO of TeleType. “We originally had envisioned this type of use for our GPS Wireless WorldNavigator, but this is incredible to see it being used in such an important way.”

Previously, the U.S. Coast Guard was several years behind current technology due to the difficulty of upgrading built in systems. Due to the fact that TeleType’s GPS Wireless WorldNavigator is highly portable and is not built into the aircrafts or ships, it is easy for the U.S. Coast Guard to keep on top of the latest technologies without having to replace whole aircrafts or ships, thus providing unparalleled flexibility.

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About TeleType
Founded in 1981, TeleType is at the forefront of Global Positioning System technology. TeleType GPS products create a unique solution for land, air, and water navigation; as well as the expanding of tracking to support additional emerging technologies for GPS solutions based on satellite communications and two-way paging. Offering consumer and OEM products, Teletype continues to strive in producing the most versatile and user-friendly GPS system in the world; incorporating solutions into mobile devices. www.teletype.com