Personal Tracking Devices - Can They Aid Crisis Management?

GPS Tracking is now a common technology useddiscrete so as not to interfere with the primary
in everyday life. In business, sport or domestictasks of the remote workers. They allow for the
scenarios GPS tracking has totally changed theposition of the worker to be tracked through a
way we live our lives. However, GPS Tracking hascentral management team, but also offer the
a significant role to play in Crisis Management. Asremote worker with a panic alert facility so if
the satellite technology is introduced into variousthey enter a hostile environment they can alert
devices, such as Maritime Tracking devices,the attention of the monitoring team.
Military Devices and Vehicle Tracking devices weBecause personal tracking devices use GPS
can give central communication bases better(Satellite) they are ideal for remote locations
intelligence to help our troops on the ground inwhere cell phone technology just wouldn't work.
high conflict, remote areas. Personal TrackingThis means that they will work in even the most
Devices can be used in everyday or high riskremote locations in, for example, Africa and
situations.Eastern Europe. Avoiding Crisis at all cost is a high
Consider remote aid workers for example whopriority, and through the use of inexpensive
put themselves at risk just to help those lessdevices to help track employees you can avoid
fortunate then ourselves. Remote aid workers putunnecessary injury, or even worse, loss of life. Of
themselves in high risk situations in foreign landscourse Personal Tracking devices aren't just for
to deliver food, act as peace keeping parties anduse in remote locations. Business travellers and
helping to educate those in 3rd world countries. AVIP's can also make use of them to help aid
personal tracking device could be the differencesecurity and close protection teams. They are
between an aid worker surviving or losing their lifemulti-functional devices that can be used for
in a conflict situation. Most personal trackingeveryday use, sporting events and travellers.
devices are small enough to be extremely