It will be interesting to see the data roll in as this feature proliferates to standard consumer devices. Obviously Garmin and others have had dedicated device

It will be interesting to see the data roll in as this feature proliferates to standard consumer devices. Obviously Garmin and others have had dedicated devices like this for years, but if you're in deep enough that you're dropping several hundred dollars on a dedicated satellite SOS device, you've probably also done a lot of work to learn how to keep yourself safe and generally not get in trouble. And you're acutely aware that even if people want to come save you, they might not be able to and ultimately it's on you to self rescue. A lot of people don't know that at least in the US, search and rescue is free and largely volunteer run. It works great for now, but if the burden of unprepared wilderness adventurers grows to be too heavy, SAR as it currently is won't be able to bear it.