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Linking an inReach or SPOT

Link your satellite tracker once. Test it from home.

Go to My trackers.

Garmin inReach

1. In your Garmin Explore account, turn on MapShare. Your MapShare address looks like share.garmin.com/YourName.
2. In AdventureLive, choose Garmin inReach and paste the address or just the name. If you set a MapShare password, add it.
3. Choose Link and test it. We read your MapShare page once and tell you when your last position was.

Messages you send to your MapShare map show as check-ins on your trip page, in order.

SPOT

1. In your SPOT account, create a shared page (XML feed). Copy its link or the feed ID.
2. Choose SPOT, paste it, and add the feed password if you set one.
3. Choose Link and test it.

SPOT OK and Custom messages show as check-ins on your trip page.

When we read it

Only while one of your trips is live. Never on other days, and never more often than every 4 minutes for an inReach or every 2½ minutes for a SPOT. Your feed’s address and password are never shown to anyone.

Your dot is only as fresh as your tracker’s tracking interval: a 10-minute interval means a new position about every 10 minutes. Followers always see when you were last seen.