GAC (Ground Assault Convoy) Tracking

A GAC, or Ground assult team is effectively a tactical road march used to relocate units and troops from one area to another.

Often, the control team knows only which unit is in each convoy and not where the vital equipment or personnel are. This lack of knowledge may result in key equipment being destroyed and key personnel being killed during initial entry operations. If the BCT develops a tracking mechanism for locating personnel and key equipment, the GAC flow can be manipulated to impact the fight. For example, if an Avenger is destroyed, a second Avenger can immediately be placed in the next departing GAC.

This is where a Convoy Tracking solution can help.

Fixed to the vehicles in the Convoy, the GPS Tracking device helps a central team or unit monitor the exact location of the Convoy. This not only helps to identify the location of the team but also help to avoid any potential crisis situations.

For more information on Convoy Tracking and Crisis Management solutions visit the Track 24 Web site.

Convoy Tracking Solutions

Through the modern day proliferation of communications technologies, even the world's most hostile environments are often served by high-quality GSM networks. The RoadRunner is an in-vehicle convoy tracking, security and crisis management device intended for use in GSM service areas. As such it represents a reliable and cost-effective alternative to satellite tracking technologies. The RoadRunner is integrated into the Track24 crisis management software, the C4i platform, giving monitoring staff and operations centres up-to-the-minute information on the status and location of their organisation's vehicles and the rapid notification needed to react to an incident.

Tracking Whatever operational requirements dictate, the RoadRunner global tracking solution is able to transmit regular position reports at time intervals - from two minutes upwards - or distance intervals, using GPRS and/or SMS protocol. The reporting rate and method can be reconfigured remotely through the Track24 C4i platform. Positions are calculated using the latest generation GPS technology, with the last 900 being stored as a backup record in the internal memory.

Panic alarm Crisis management is a fundamental component of the Track24 solution.

If a vehicle crew triggers the panic alarm, a visual and audible alarm appears on the C4i risk management software system in less than a minute and automated e-mail and SMS notifications to the relevant people are initiated. The RoadRunner's integral rechargeable battery ensures that even in the event of a vehicle power failure, the unit is always capable of sending emergency reports if a user pushes the panic alarm.

The RoadRunner vehicle tracking device has advanced geo-fence capabilities designed to improve both security and operational control. Server-based geo-fences are defined and activated on the C4i platform by an organisation's monitoring centre. Uniquely, this unit also features an immediate geo-fence function. By simply pushing a button, the vehicle crew can activate or deactivate a circular geo-fence of a pre-determined radius. When activated, the vehicle's current position is recorded. If the vehicle moves out of the geo-fence zone, an alert will be transmitted to the C4i platform.