SeaHelp vs Svalbard Map

SeaHelp – the breakdown service at sea   With this kind of service, SeaHelp App is offering to all skippers the possibilty of asking for professional help on short notice in breakdown or emergency situations in the areas of Croatia, Slovenia, Northern Italy and the Balearic Islands.   After activating the application, the help button has just to be pressed once in order to generate a SMS which will be received by the SeaHelp operations centre, tranferring the coordinates of the actual position, the mobile phone number and, in the case of a SeaHelp membership, as well the membership number. The SeaHelp operations centre will then promptly contact the skipper of the damaged boat by phone to get more detailed information and then will initiate the necessary supporting measures.  This service is aimed at all skippers in the operational area as mentioned above. Nevertheless, SeaHelp would like to point out that, given the case of several simultaneous emergency calls, there will be priority treatment for SeaHelp members. This service, though, on no account, is meant as a replacement for the conventional emergency alarm scenarios as established in seamanship but, at best, may serve as a supplement.    No internet link is required for the application of the SeaHelp emergency call function. Although, when using abroad roaming fees might occur, so, please contact your provider for information about the rates for using SMS and telephone services abroad.   Persons seeking help and not being SeaHelp members will be charged the accruing costs as indicated on the pricelist stated on our website under www.sea-help.eu . Please inform yourself before using this application for the first time.   In case you should find any mistakes within the information contained, we kindly ask you to advise us accordingly via the support sites indicated.   Range of functions: • Appeal for help via SMS to the SeaHelp operations centre indicating the coordinates of the actual position of the person seeking help, the mobile phone number for recalls from the SeaHelp operations centre and the SeaHelp membership number guaranteeing priority treatment in the case of several simultaneous requests for help. • Possibility of applying via iPhone for a SeaHelp membership, the breakdown service at sea and support point partner of the ADAC for the Croatia region as well as a cooperation partner of the ÖAMTC, the Austrian Sailing Federation and the Austrian Cruiser Federation.  Please note: activation of memebership will be made 24 hours after the application and receipt of payment by SeaHelp. • Direct access to the SeaHelp website. • Free of charge download of the printed edition of the SeaMagazine rehashed for iPhones.        Important notice: No liability will be assumed for the correct determination of the GPS coordinates by means of the iPhone as well as for the delivery of the SMS to SeaHelp.    This information is supplied without liability.

Svalbard in your pocket—before, during and after the journey. Download maps before mobile coverage disappears. Plan a route, follow your position, record a private track, save places and discover what makes life at 78° North possible. MAPS FOR THE FIELD • Download selected topographic areas for offline use. • Preview saved maps before leaving coverage. • See your current GPS position and heading. • Switch between topographic, satellite, orthophoto and nautical views when online. • Add optional depth soundings to the nautical chart for planning. ROUTES, TRACKS AND GPX • Explore eight trek recordings as references in one map-first view. • Build multi-point route plans with distance and terrain elevation profiles where coverage is available. • Record your own breadcrumb track—even while your iPhone is locked or you use another app. • Import GPX routes, tracks and waypoints with a clear preview before anything is saved. • Export planned routes, recorded tracks and saved places as GPX. DISCOVER SVALBARD—OFFLINE Read 35 approachable stories across five chapters, from the hidden systems behind Longyearbyen to sea ice and the North Pole. Search the collection, track what you have read and open relevant locations on the map. Every story is stored in the app and includes sources and a fact-check date; external source links require internet access. YOUR PLACES. YOUR DATA. Save camps, viewpoints and other personal places with categories, notes and coordinates. Share one place or a selected group as GPX when you choose. No account. No advertising. No analytics. Svalbard Map does not collect your data. Your routes, tracks, places and downloaded maps stay in the app’s private storage on your iPhone unless you choose to export or share them. IMPORTANT Svalbard Map is a planning and navigation aid—not a safety or rescue system, turn-by-turn navigator, or official nautical chart. Suggested treks are reference recordings, not maintained routes or evidence that access or conditions are safe. Maps, tracks, terrain estimates and guidance may be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. Confirm current conditions, restrictions and your route independently. Carry appropriate navigation, communication and safety equipment, follow the Governor of Svalbard’s current requirements, and never rely on a phone or map app for emergency response. Map data: © Norwegian Polar Institute—Svalbard base map, satellite imagery and orthophoto; satellite imagery includes Copernicus Sentinel data. Nautical chart and depth data: © Kartverket. Terrain elevation: © Norwegian Polar Institute. Attributions and licence links are available in the app.