DeLorme Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator

With its selection as a 2011 CES Innovations honoree, along with a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award, the Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator will clearly be among the leaders in groundbreaking product design at the 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, to be held January 6-9 in Las Vegas.

DeLorme, a longtime innovation leader in mapping and GPS, will be demonstrating the product's unique GPS navigation and communication capabilities at Booth 3327 at CES, in the Living in Digital Times area (Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall).

The Earthmate PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator comprises the world's first handheld GPS capable of sending custom text messages using SPOT satellite technology. Ideal for anyone from outdoors enthusiasts to international relief workers, it introduces a revolutionary new way to communicate from remote locations beyond the reach of cell phone coverage.

"This is really two great products in one," said company Vice President Caleb Mason. "DeLorme and SPOT have both pioneered a number of first-to-market innovations. Combining our unique GPS capabilities with SPOT's satellite delivery has produced a one-of-a-kind navigation and communications solution, for peace of mind wherever you go."

In addition to the CES Innovations and Popular Mechanics Awards, the PN-60w with SPOT Satellite Communicator earned National Geographic Adventure Gear of the Year honors, and Wired Magazine included it in its "100 Things We Want" feature. The influential Gear Junkie also accorded it Best in Show honors at the giant Outdoor Retailer show.

Joining Team DeLorme at this year's CES will be world champion and Gold Medal snowboard great Seth Wescott. He will be signing autographs on Friday Jan. 7 from 10:30 to noon at the DeLorme booth; at noon he will be the keynote speaker for the Sport and Fitness Tech Summit conducted by Living in Digital Times.

DeLorme is the longtime leader in innovative mapping and GPS solutions for both consumer and professional markets. The company's Earthmate PN-Series GPS receivers feature rugged, waterproof designs and provide a wide array of DeLorme topographic and street maps, plus aerial imagery and nautical charts. The company's business and government solutions include a variety of World and North America mapping datasets and XMap GIS software tools. Located in Yarmouth, Maine, DeLorme is home to Eartha™, the world's largest rotating and revolving globe.

The SPOT product family uses both the GPS satellite network to determine a customer's location and the Globalstar network to transmit messages and GPS coordinates to others including an international rescue coordination center. Spot LLC, a subsidiary of Globalstar, Inc.provides emergency notification technology that allows users to communicate from remote locations around the globe. Thanks to this affordable, cutting edge personal safety device, the company offers people peace of mind by allowing customers to notify friends and family of their location and status, and to send for emergency assistance in time of need, completely independent of cellular phone or wireless coverage.