Two situations where GPS tracking prevents incident turning into crisis

When teams are out in combat, or even when executives are in transport the safety and monitoring of personnel is paramount at all times. Through the use of GPS and modern radio communications technology it is now possible to integrate tracking solutions into hand held radio devices, most commonly seen in the Motorola Mototrbo handheld radio.

By utilising the GPS transmitter in the Mototrbo handhelds, and an integrating monitoring software solution you can monitor personnel out in the field, be it on the battle field or in transport.

For example, take the following example situations and how GPS tracking helped to prevent a crisis:

1. Two aid workers are working in a remote and dangerous part of Southern Sudan when they take a wrong turn, and within an hour are completely lost. Their mistake turns life-threatening when their 4x4 suddenly breaks down. They have enough water and food for 24 hours, but in terrain so remote, they know they could go for weeks without seeing another passing vehicle.

By activating their panic button, they are connected with a central monitoring centre and within 30 seconds their NGO has full data on the situation. In minutes their security has located them, using the detailed satellite imagery we provide, and an emergency recovery is set in motion.

The workers are relaxing in a safe location by sunset, and a serious incident has been prevented from becoming a crisis by the press of a button.

2. Geologists working for a mining exploration team in the deserts of South Australia park up for the night. They wake in the morning to find that a flash flood has marooned them, turning the hill they are camped on into an island surrounded by a lake that extends as far as the eye can see. Thinking that the flood will recede as fast as it started, they prepare to enjoy the unexpected break.

There are no standard communications available, but the team leader can send a text message via Track24's satellite system to the company's crisis management centre. Thanks to Track24, the centre has the geologists' position precisely located. They contact their meteorological department who inform them that the flood is seasonal and can last for weeks. Worse still, water levels are more likely to rise than recede.

The crisis management team immediately dispatches a helicopter, which recovers the entire team safely.

These are just two examples in a world where potential crisis is only a moment away. With GPS tracking and an alert system in place you can give your team in the field the re-assurance that they are only a moment away from requesting assistance, even in the most remote of locations.

Track24 is a leading provider of global tracking and risk management solutions allowing organisations to become proactive and implement crisis management procedures.

For those with responsibility for the safety of an organisation’s personnel, their dependents, and for the protection of assets, we are the reliable and expert partner.