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In addition to providing helpful information for business operations, GPS tracking systems are also used for personal safety. Here, we’ve outlined some of the best safety features today’s GPS trackers have to offer.
The Panic Button
Perhaps the most important feature of a GPS tracker for personal safety is the panic button. With the press of a single button, a GPS user in an emergency situation can immediately alert others. The panic button feature on most GPS tracking systems activates a rapid fire sequence of location alerts, followed by automated cell phone alerts via GPS tracking software.
Voice Capabilities
The ability to communicate with another human being in the event of an emergency can mean the difference between life and death. If you’re selecting a GPS tracking system for personal safety, TrackingTheWorld recommends a tracking device with two-way voice capabilities.
Extreme Weather Durability
For personal safety, a GPS tracker with all-weather durability is important, particularly if you are an outdoor enthusiast. In situations such as mountain biking or snow skiing, your safety may depend on the ability of your GPS tracker to reliably function in less than desirable temperatures. Be sure to ask a GPS dealer for specifics.
Long Battery Life
Another of the most important safety features for GPS trackers is the ability of the tracker to operate for as long a period as possible without a charge. Depending on locate update intervals (how often you want the tracker to report your location), today’s GPS trackers can go as long as a month or more between charges. With this capability, or something similar, you can rest assured your GPS tracking system will function even if you forget to charge it once in a while.
GPS tracking via ankle bracelets is now in use in Yakima, Washington to track juvenile offenders. According to a recent report, GPS tracking of juvenile offenders costs around $5 per day while housing the juveniles in a space-limited facility costs around $160. In addition, officials don’t want to let juveniles off the hook due to limited space in holding facilities. Currently 6 GPS tracker ankle bracelet devices are in use. Officials report plans to purchase additional GPS tracking units based on the results of the first 6.
Source: http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/132360343.html
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Not everyone is familiar with how a GPS tracking system can be used. A Global Positioning System or GPS is used for tracking all sorts of things including industrial vehicles, commercial trucks, cars, boats, all-terrain vehicles, important equipment and more through a GPS receiver.
GPS is also used to track people. Most notably children, police officers, convicted felons, field agents, endangered animals, government personnel and for military purposes. GPS systems have been almost solely responsible for numerous search and rescue missions and equipment loss recoveries in recent years.
The way it works is that a GPS receiver transmits the location of the person or the object to a GPS locating center. The information from the GPS locating center is then used to track the person or object of interest.
More often than not, a GPS tracking system is used by companies that have a need for fleet tracking services. This technology allows them to keep constant track of their deliveries and vehicles.
A GPS tracking system is also convenient for law enforcement officials who are trying to locate stolen vehicles. GPS tracking devices are for just about every industry since asset management plays a huge part in any company’s success and stability.
