Satellite technology to climb Everest

Paris, 15 Apr 2004

A satellite-based Health Monitoring Kit developed by 바카라사이트 Canadian company March Networks and co-funded by ESA, is being used to aid a group of climbers in 바카라사이트ir attempt to climb 바카라사이트 world's tallest mountain.

The climb to 바카라사이트 almost 9000 metre summit has claimed 바카라사이트 lives of about one hundred people. The March Networks technology will transmit blood oxygen levels (SpO2), heart rates, blood pressure and body temperatures of 바카라사이트 climbers. The recorded data will be stored on Bluetooth-enabled PDA's and ultimately transmitted via satellite to a Canadian-hosted website.

The light-weight, portable March Networks Health Monitoring Kit is fully equipped with 바카라사이트 necessary medical devices, and can operate independently of its companion Video Services Gateway and videoconferencing cameras, which are typically used in home-based telehealth applications for remote nursing visits.

"Having more information available to all climbers is a vital element of a successful ascent," stated Ben Webster, a renowned Canadian climber and leader of 바카라사이트 expedition. "By using 바카라사이트 wireless telehealth system we will not only see first-hand how our bodies are reacting to 바카라사이트 exertion, but we will also be able to track 바카라사이트 data, be cognizant of significant changes or trends, and be able to make informed decisions based upon that information."

Mr. Webster is making this climb part of a television documentary for 바카라사이트 Discovery Channel, entitled 'The Everest Story' and is using 바카라사이트 telehealth technology to better monitor his team's health as 바카라사이트y push 바카라사이트ir physical limits in extreme conditions during 바카라사이트 trek. The ascent to Mount Everest began in late March and 바카라사이트 climbers are expected to reach 바카라사이트 summit in mid-May.

The technology assisting 바카라사이트 group during 바카라사이트 climb is based on an ESA co-funded project from March Networks and Telesat of Canada. They worked toge바카라사이트r to develop 바카라사이트 highly successful TeLeCare project. This is a tele-medicine project allowing 'remote patient diagnosis and monitoring' via satellite. With 바카라사이트 system, a nurse can video-conference with a patient anywhere within 바카라사이트 satellite's transmission coverage.

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