Arktisma Pty Ltd

Adam Correa & Roz Savage

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:47:36 +0000

Firstly, congratulations to Adam Correa on his completion of the 2010 Singlehanded Transpac race to Hawaii, aboard his sweet little folkboat ‘Blue Moon’! We helped Adam out with his web presence and a little with his tracking technology. Nice work Adam!

We’re also excited to announce that we’re currently in the process of working with British ocean rower Roz Savage, in refreshing her internet presence. As well as a web refresher, we’re also working to assist with some technology solutions for her 2011 Indian ocean crossing, so she can keep the world updated from the high seas of her progress, thoughts, and environmental campaign. Thanks Roz for letting us help you - More when the site goes live!

Adam (c) Kathe Hashimoto photography
Roz (c) Roz Savage

S2T Now updating Lat & Long via Twitter API

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:00:54 +0000

Twitter have fully enabled location for Twitter updates - Twitter updates can now include a latitude and longitude, so that followers can see exactly where your tweets are originating from. Click on the small ‘pin’ next to each location enabled tweet to see where it came from:

We’ve added this functionality to Sat2Twitter so that each update sent via SPOT Messenger, Iridium/email will not only provide an optional & clickable map reference to the update, but also update your location for each tweet through the Twitter API. To enable this functionality, send your updates as normal, but modify your Twitter settings to enable to ‘Add locations to your tweets’ as follows:

Enjoy!

Boatdraw.com

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:15:22 +0000

We’ve recently released a new service called Boatdraw.com for the digitisation of old boat plans, scans, and low-resolution architectural imagery. This service is perfect for making T-Shirts, sponsorship proposals (we can add sponsor logos to hulls and sail areas) and posters of your beloved boat. All work is hand digitised, and prices start at just $99.

Sat2Twitter.com SPOT & Outlook email updating FIXED

admin — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:35:04 +0000

Apologies for the slow catchup in fixing SPOT updating for Sat2Twitter.com. SPOT Inc changed their update email format, and we were unable to catchup to the change fast enough.

In light of the new update, Sat2Twitter.com requires your SPOT Messenger name instead of an ESN. Formally we identified your SPOT Messenger via the ESN number, however the format has changed, and all users must log into Sat2Twitter.com and update their accounts.

Finding your SPOT Messenger name: You can view the name of your messenger by logging into your SPOT account, and clicking ‘My SPOT Devices’ - To the left of the SPOT messenger icon will be the name of your messenger - Type it into your SPOT settings page within Sat2Twitter.com exactly as it’s seen on your account page, maintaining case sensitivity.

Microsoft Outlook bug: The bug which hindered users of the Microsoft Outlook email client to send updates has also been fixed.

SPOT Updating down on Sat2Twitter.com

admin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:30:07 +0000

Recently SPOT Inc made a change to their email format. We use the SPOT emails to figure out your position, map it, and tweet it.. However, with the update it has broken our ability to properly read the position emails. We are working on a fix, and hope to deploy it soon.

Otherwise the system is working as expected for Iridium/Email systems. There is a bug concerning Outlook Express which we are also working on.

We’re sorry for the inconvenience - Do not forget Sat2Twitter is still under development and is in beta!

Mapping, KML & Embed added to Sat2twitter.com

admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:02:51 +0000

Mapping for all geo-referenced Twitter updates on Sat2twitter.com has recently been deployed, as well as individual user mapping and the ability to embed maps. All data is also available in KML format - Nothing beats and example… See Dr Neil Hamilton attempt the North East passage in Google Earth, or view of SPOT Messenger updates from Ryan Jaffe, as he rides from Houston to Alaska:

If you’re using a SPOT Messenger or Iridium device, update your Twitter followers with geo-referenced Tweets, while also generating a real-time embeddable map. How? Simply sign up, start updating, view your map on Sat2twitter.com, and copy the embed code.

Shortcodes added to Sat2Twitter.com

admin — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:56:10 +0000

Shortcodes have now been added to our Sat2Twitter.com service, allowing users to easily intersperse the geo data retrieved from their SPOT Messengers, within Twitter updates.

It is now possible to use the shortcodes: %map%, %lat% and %long% within your Twitter update string, within the Sat2Twitter setup. As an example, a Twitter string:

My last known position via SPOT is %map% (latitude %lat%, longitude %long%)

Would be sent to your Twitter followers as:

My last known position via SPOT is http://s2t.me/s46yet (latitude 41.1109, longitude -72.3548)

The ‘http://s2t.me/s46yet’ URL is a shortened Google Maps link, containing a direct link to your updated position, using the Sat2Twitter URL shortening service.

Thank you to Roger Marsh for the valuable input and bug reporting.

Sat2Twitter.com - Alpha Launch

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:44:00 +0000

Today, everyone has a Twitter account. But how do you update it, when you’re in remote regions of the world, without Internet or phone access? Now, using the SPOT Messenger, a satellite-based solution for updating your exact position from nearly anywhere on earth, you are now able link your Twitter account with our new free web service, Sat2Twitter.com.

Whether you’re sailing across the Atlantic, expedition climbing, or walking the Appalachian trail, you can press the ‘OK’ button on your SPOT Messenger, and send your exact coordinates, as well as a short, pre-determined message to all your Twitter followers.

The service will soon be enhanced to allow Iridium, Thuraya and other satellite devices to perform remote updates.

Go to Sat2Twitter.com & signup!