The Circumnavigation of Antarctica in the Name of Science Project Spotlight: The Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition (ACE) enabled by Iridium® The Antarctic region contains a wealth of information about the Earth’s weather systems. The ability to successfully conduct ...
A Lifeline in the Wild Pakistani Mountain Range Graham Zimmerman is a professional alpine climber who recently traveled to Pakistan with the ambitious goal to conquer the Karakoram mountain range. He shared his story with us: ...
Two rowers raise money to fight breast cancer using Iridium as a lifeline Pete Fletcher & Tom Hudson departed from New York in their row boat, the Macpac Challenger, on Thursday, May 21 to begin what would become an unforgettable 98-day, ...
Iridium Helps Monitor and Protect Rare Species Around the Globe In recent years we have seen a massive increase in the illegal wildlife trade. In the past 40 years 95% of the world’s rhinos were killed. More than ...
Helping to Monitor Penguins Remotely in Antarctica Antarctica is one of the most fascinating and remote places on the planet: its humidity is perpetually near zero, effectively making it a desert; it’s continually dark from ...
Earth Day 2015: Iridium Connects Environmental Initiatives Everywhere Around the Globe This year marks the 45th anniversary of Earth Day. A lot has changed in our world since the 1970’s – one of the biggest shifts being that we are now able to track environmental issues on a global scale.
Where the Wild Cats Are: Tracking Cougars with Iridium® Technology Around the globe, customers use the Iridium network to track fleets and other valuable assets – including rare animals. Panthera, a leader in wildcat conservation, is using Joubeh ...