Saved by sms with gps coordinates!

"A man saved his life after he sent an SMS message containing gps coordinates where he was after an accident in the mountains!"
This could have been heading for a quick successful rescue, if the opportunity to add the coordinates from the phone gps into an SMS message had been there!
In sms application on the phone (I use the Nokia N82), it should be a way to turn gps on and a simple way been added the coordinates into a normal sms!
Example:
"Help! I walked in the mountains, and has fallt to fractured leg and need help as soon as possible! I am here: N61*(degrees)38,182 E008*18,720 Come quickly! I'm freezing!"
This message could have been sent to a friend who had given the information on to the rescue team that had shown exactly where you were!
In the news have heard about many a rescue action in the mountains where the injured have been in contact with the rescue team by phone but have not been rescued in time because they had not found him until it was too late ...
This life-saving opportunity has to come!

11-Aug-2008 11:30 AM
friedbrains wrote:
but the idea of a geotag sms, is a possibility...
Thank you that you agree with me there!
11-Aug-2008 11:38 AM
psychomania wrote:
If you really want to send your co-ordinates by SMS then go into GPS data, select position to bring up the co-ordinates. Switch to a new SMS and type the co-ordinates in exactly and send it.
Why make it difficult when it can be done easily?
The advantage of coordinates as plain text in the SMS message is that anyone can read it no matter what brand phone you have and your grandmother can help you too!

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