How Forest Mode Makes SpotOn the Best GPS Dog Fence for Wooded Areas

September 4, 2024

Does SpotOn Work Under Heavy Tree Cover?

SpotOn is the only GPS dog fence with Forest Mode, a feature that improves GPS performance under tree cover so your virtual fences are accurate, no matter where you roam.

Whether camping, hiking or anywhere under the trees, SpotOn has got you covered. Forest Mode improves GPS reception and makes the GPS boundaries more reliable.

Forest Mode will give your dog the most secure boundaries.

Forest Mode is automatically enabled as the default setting on each SpotOn collar and helps your collar get a a stronger GPS signal. That way, if your dog is outdoors and under trees, brush, or bushes coverage, SpotOn will automatically adjust its GPS sensitivity to keep your virtual fences secure.

We also recommend adding Home Zones. By adding a Home Zone, the collar will know when your dog is wearing the collar indoor and disable all corrections.

What makes SpotOn so accurate under the trees?

It's our superior GPS components paired with our patented technology. Here’s how SpotOn’s design enables the strongest GPS signals.

Antenna placement

GPS works best when it has an unobstructed view of the satellites. SpotOn’s GPS antenna is optimally placed to rest at the top of your dog’s neck, where it has a clear view of the sky and your dog’s body cannot block it. This allows for more accurate positioning and more reliable fence boundaries.

High-quality dual feed antenna

Another key to this enhanced GPS sensitivity is having a dedicated GPS antenna. SpotOn uses two separate antennas - one for GPS information and one for cell information. This allows for SpotOn to be more accurate and minimize the interference experienced by a device that uses a combined GPS and cell antenna. This antenna can also communicate with four global satellite systems simultaneously, ensuring your dog is connected to up to 35 satellites at once.

The antenna is a noise resistant, ‘active’ antenna that enables a direct, straight GPS signal from the satellites, actively filtering out inferior (or indirect) GPS signals partially blocked by buildings or trees. Here's the easiest way to think about this: all of SpotOn’s GPS signals are passengers on airplanes taking a nonstop (direct) flight from New York to Los Angeles. SpotOn’s antenna design allows for GPS signals to take a direct route; in essence, the fastest and most unobstructed path. Other GPS devices use passive antennas, which is like flying from New York to Los Angeles on connecting flights. You’ll still get there but the route is not direct and will take longer because you’ll be stopping in other cities along the way. With a passive antenna, by the time the signals get to your collar, your dog may have moved, making his location and boundaries more inaccurate.

SpotOn’s patented True Location™ Technology

Our patented algorithms allow SpotOn to overcome the traditional limitations of GPS to create the most effective wireless dog containment system, that pinpoints and predicts your dog’s location with greater accuracy. This leads to the most reliable fence boundaries whether your dog is in the backyard or the backcountry.

This best-in-class tech not only enables a feature like Forest Mode, but is also why our SpotOn system accurately pinpoints your dog’s location to within three feet, and updates every 6 seconds.

Get the Best GPS Dog Fence for Wooded Areas

Backed by our Five Star Guarantee, SpotOn is an excellent choice for homeowners with wooded properties. Bring home SpotOn today and make your yard more secure!