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OnStar Opens Crisis Assist Emergency Services For Gustav Victims
Detroit MI (SPX) Sep 02, 2008 OnStar reminds its subscribers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama that a simple push of the OnStar button in GM vehicles will put them in contact with specially-trained Crisis Advisors. On August 31, 2008, OnStar saw a 30 percent increase over typical call volume. OnStar's Crisis Assist capabilities include specially trained Crisis Advisors, who will help with: + GPS Positioning: Contact emergency responders if needed and direct them to the subscriber's location, using OnStar's embedded cellular calling system and Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite technology, which pinpoint a subscriber's location when he or she contacts an advisor. + Emergency Services Notification: Inform appropriate public safety officials when a subscriber contacts OnStar about someone in need of emergency assistance. + Emergency Calls: Connect subscribers to loved ones, family and friends. + Emergency Directions: Provide real time crisis information and centralized assistance for food, water, shelter locations and hotel accommodations along with information on road closures, power outages, and weather updates. "When fires, hurricanes, floods, or tornadoes affect our customers, OnStar opens its services to all affected subscribers," said Scott Kubicki, vice president, OnStar Subscriber Services. "Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama residents are encouraged to press the OnStar button on their GM vehicle for information about the storm, shelter information and routing." OnStar has opened services recently for subscribers affected by Tropical Storm Fay and the Southern California earthquake. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Rockford Map Publishers Selects TerraGo To Enhance Plat Books
Belvidere IL (SPX) Aug 29, 2008Rockford Map Publishers has selected TerraGo Technologies to provide interactive electronic mapping solutions to enhance the digital production of its plat maps. Rockford Map Publishers' plat books display current land ownership information including acreage and parcel boundaries, an index to owners, an index to roads and a general highway map as standard features. |
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