GPS Tracking Solution helping unsuspecting Geologists in Australia

When teams are out in the field, either on foot or in transport the safety and monitoring of personnel is the number one priority of any organisation. By using GPS Technology, combined with radio communications infrastructure, it is possible to track radio users with integrated GPS transmitters.

The handset, a Motorola Mototrbo, along with a central integrated monitoring software solution allows you to monitor unsuspecting personnel out in the field and be on call to assist should a potential danger or crisis evolve.

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.

This technology came into its own when a team of Geologists, working for a mining exploration team in the deserts of South Australia bedded down for the night. They then woke the following 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.

The only means of communication they had was their Motorola Mototrbo radio, with embedded GPS transmitter and a mobile cell phone. They were able to contact their HQ by sending an SMS text and they were located by the position transmitted by their handheld radio. Once the position was determined the crisis management team immediately dispatches a helicopter, and the stranded team were successfully found and taken home.

In this scenario, the GPS tracking solution was able to assist the team that had already ran into a Crisis situation, but it can also be used to prevent crisis management situations evolving. By monitoring troops in the field a central team can quickly advise the team of the ground of any suspecting natural or unnatural disaster they are about to walk into and advise them of alternative routes.

A review of the Nomad GPS Tracking solution

Firstly, let me let you know what Nomad is. Nomad is basically a MOTOTRBO radio system with an inbuilt GPS transmitter and panic button. The extensive applications of Nomad redefine risk management solutions.

Nomad transforms your Motorola Mototrbo radio into a state of the art tracking and crisis management solution. Combining the versatility and low cost of radio technology with a tracking and emergency alert capability, Nomad is ideal for close protection teams, security, infrastructure, perimeter and maritime security.
The Nomad risk management and tracking system is a solution that comprises of multiple Mototrbo radio handsets, each handset providing the user with personal tracking, a panic button and voice communication. Complete integration of the Nomad system into a web-based tracking platform allows operations teams to monitor all Nomad radio users on one common picture from anywhere in the world. This means that no matter where your team or troops are deployed you can easily monitor high risk situations as long as the radio and GPS transmitter remains intact and powered on.
Tracking
Each Nomad handset has an built in GPS receiver and transmits its exact location back to a master handset. The frequency of the recorded position reporting can be remotely programmed from the central managed console, from 30 second intervals upwards. Nomad is a radio-based tracking solution which means that there is no associated ‘air-time’ costs associated with the running of the system.
Panic alarm
A nice feature of the Nomad handset is the integrated panic button. This discrete button, once activated transmits an audible and visual alert on the master handset and the web based tracking platform. You can also opt to receive a notification of the alarm via e-mail and SMS text to a mobile phone to nominated recipients.

Track24 is a leading provider of global tracking and risk management solutions allowing companies to manage risk better.

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