A data storage device includes a data storage medium and a controller. One or more data blocks are buffered in the buffer cache. A communication device communicates the predetermined format to an offboard source that has navigation route data thereon. Then, when the actual altitude is equal to or less then the pre-selected altitude the system activates the tactile device. While in other embodiments, the incentive may be something else such as a preferred shipping service for the customer. This approach is of particular interest for the frequently occurring situation where vibration amplitudes at low frequency exceed an optical wavelength, but knowledge of the vibration spectrum at high frequency is also important.