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A sturdy buoyant waterproof GPS device covered in solar panels that sends its location back to a central server. Clients go to the web page to track their individual pod's progress. A perfect christmas gift idea.
Here you go [neilp]
http://www.inetours...Cove-Scuba_5963.jpg
I even found a picture of a freediver getting ready to jump in [normzone, Feb 01 2006]
Oceanographic probe
http://www.rgetter....icles/argo/argo.htm
Vaguely bottle-shaped. [coprocephalous, Feb 01 2006]
[link]
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<singing>
I'll send an SMS to the world
I'll send an SMS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
GPSage in a bottle</singing> |
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Well, it would constitute an illegal fishtrap in my local waters, but I'd like a lure on the bottom of mine and will it please call me when it's caught something? Thank you. |
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<thoughts of [normzone]'s local waters /> |
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I'm not sure about 'Bottle' to satellite communications. As a variation, the idea could also be for a GPS receiver that logs. On washing ashore, the finder can return for a reward. Just need a cheap receiver...and plenty of them. |
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I like the idea, particularly with Ling's
variations. [+] |
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Such devices exist in the form of probes floated in the oceans to sample temperature and salinity and ocean currents. Some are even capable of submerging and resurfacing.
sp "sturdy" |
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