InReach (Garmin) Notification Setup

Overview

As part of a multi-channel approach to sending out emergency communications, SafeZone also supports sending messages to Garmin InReach satellite communication devices. This particular mechanism is especially useful when:

• Trying to reach people in natural disasters where major infrastructure is down (e.g. no power or cell towers)
• Trying to reach people in remote parts of the World with unstable infrastructure
• Trying to reach people in places infrastructure is not expected (at sea, deserts, wilderness)

To receive messages users must have a supported Garmin device with a plan which supports the receipt of messages and sufficient credit.

The system also needs to have the Garmin, InReach feature enabled - Speak to your Customer Success Manager about this.

Sending a message from Notify

The Inreach menu is a part of the overall notification template, or custom notification menu. (See Send a Custom "Blank" Notification or Send a Templated Notification for more information on this).

1. Garmin devices should first be linked to the user either from their profile (more info here) or through the devices menu.
2. Setup the group you want to target in the "Select Recipients" section of the page.
3. Enable the InReach channel (and any others you need to use) and type the text in the text box.
4. You can now either send the message or save the template as appropriate.