Spidertracks was a New Zealand– based company specialising in the development of hardware and software for the general aviation industry. The company specialised in flight tracking, aviation communication, and flight data acquisition.[1]
History
Spidertracks was founded by James McCarthy in 2007 in the small rural town of Pohangina, just outside Palmerston North, New Zealand.[2] Following the death of high-profile businessman Michael Erceg in a helicopter crash in 2005, Erceg's downed aircraft was not located for two-weeks due to the failure of an emergency locator transmitter (ELT).[3]
McCarthy and some associates saw the opportunity to develop a lightweight, portable, 'real-time' GPS tracking device for the aviation industry.[4]