STEP 1) Linking GPS tracking messages to your Iridium GO! Phone number
The essential first step in setting up GPS tracking is linking the tracking SMS messages sent from your Iridium GO! to a phone number. The PredictWind server needs to identify your GPS tracking message. To complete this essential step, please click here for more information and let us know the following details, so we can create the customised tracking web page specific to your boat:
PredictWind username (email address)
Your Iridium GO! phone number
The name of your boat
STEP 2) Activating the GPS Tracking on the Iridium GO!
The Iridium GO! needs to have the GPS tracking activated and set up. This can be done with the PredictWind Offshore App on a PC/Mac or iOS device. You only need to do this step once.
Using the PC/Mac Offshore App to set up GPS Tracking on the Iridium GO!
Open the Offshore App on your PC/Mac and make sure you are connected to your Iridium Wi-Fi.
On a Windows computer, go to the top left corner of the screen > click on File > then click on Preferences.
On a Mac computer, click on 'PredictWind Offshore' in the top left corner of the screen > then click on Preferences.
Click on 'Iridium GO!'
Enter 'guest' as your username and password (this should not be changed).
Click 'Verify Settings.'
Turn your Tracking ON and your GPS ON.
Click on 'Apply Changes.'
Once these settings are saved, GPS tracking messages will be sent automatically every hour even if the PredictWind Offshore App is shut down. You will need to keep the Iridium GO! turned on for the GPS tracking messages to be transmitted. The tracking messages are sent via SMS, so there are no additional charges on the GO! Unlimited or GO! Plus airtime plans.
Alternatively, using the iOS/ Android Offshore App to set up GPS Tracking on the Iridium GO!
Open the Offshore App on your iOS/ Android device and make sure you are connected to your Iridium wifi.
Select Preferences from the main menu.
Tap on 'Iridium GO!'
Enter 'guest' as your username and password (this should not be changed and will be in there as the default).
Click 'Verify Settings.'
Turn your Tracking ON and your GPS ON.
Click on 'Apply Changes'
Once these settings are saved, GPS tracking messages will be sent automatically every hour even if the PredictWind Offshore App is shut down. You will need to keep the Iridium GO! turned on for the GPS tracking messages to be transmitted. The tracking messages are sent via SMS, so there are no additional charges on the GO! Unlimited or GO! Plus airtime plans.
If your Tracking does not start working within 2 hours, please see this troubleshooting guide HERE
Additional Information
NOTE: It is important to do the first download of your GPS tracks and blogs into the Offshore App on a high-speed connection.
Please see an example of the tracking at http://forecast.predictwind.com/tracking/display/Totem
You can insert your customised tracking link into your website or blog. Alternatively, you can just email the website link to friends and family.
If you use GPS tracking on the Iridium GO! Basic Plan, you can send a maximum of 1500 free SMS messages monthly. However, you must configure your Iridium GO! unit to send hourly GPS tracking updates, which will use approximately 1480 SMS messages a month, as each GPS update takes up two SMS messages.
Please note that your initial GPS position can take up to an hour to show on the map after you first turn on the Iridium GO! Tracking.
The “Track” button on the Iridium GO! App and the "Quick GPS Position" feature is not supported. These features are not necessary when you have the PredictWind automatic hourly GPS position reporting.
The preset default numbers in the Iridium GO! settings should not be changed.
The default numbers in the Iridium GO! App > Settings, should be as follows:
Call (Voicemail) number: +881662990000
Message (Service center) number: +881662900005
Internet Call (Access number): 0088160000330