We discussed how much of an impact satellites have on our daily lives.
-Telephone communications (hard line and cell phones)
-TV reception
- weather forecasts
- internet and e-mail
- government intelligence
- tracking jets & planes
- predicting earthquakes and volcano activity

THE LIST GOES ON & ON

Here is a great site using satellites to monitor a seals travels:

http://www.stranding.org/home/home.htm

• Go to the bottom of the page and click on "....satellite transmitters"
• Read about some of the seals and then click on "tracking maps".
• To find out about Louise click below
  

Here is the website for following and learning about Louise the Seal: http://whale.wheelock.edu/whalenet-stuff/StopLouise/

Detailed map of positions: 6/3/02, 2/14/03, 2/24/03 , 3/7/03 , 3/16/03

Louise decided to take a trip to New Hampshire and Massachusetts and she took some long swims on the way.....