Pocket Buddy | Personal Tracking Device

A light-weight, compact personal tracking and safety device designed for business travellers, employee location management, VIPs and dependents working in high risk environments. Easy to operate and conceal, this handheld GPS device is ideal for government agencies and corporations that, in sending employees overseas, need a "Blue Personnel Tracking" capability as part of their duty of care policy and risk management approach.

The Pocket Buddy personal tracking device uses the GSM network (either SMS or GPRS communication) to send location reports and emergency alerts to the Track24 crisis management sofware, the C4i system. Once a panic alarm is triggered, a two-way voice channel is opened, enabling operations staff or security personnel to listen into the incident in real-time.

Tracking

Small enough to be concealed in a pocket, the device can be configured to send precise GPS position reports at intervals of as low as once every minute.  Alternatively, if continuous security tracking is inappropriate, and the device is to be used primarily for its panic alarm features, the reporting interval can be much less frequent.  Once every two hours for example.

The latest Pocket Buddy personal tracking device (pictured on the left) is a Quad-Band version and will therefore operate in any areas where GSM services are available, irrespective of the region-specific frequencies used. This allows users to carry the same device in different countries and regions (e.g. Europe and the United States), providing those regions are covered by their service provider's roaming agreements.

Panic alarm

By sending a panic alarm via GPRS or SMS an audible and visual alert will be triggered on the C4i system so that the device acts as a handheld distress beacon. Meanwhile a voice channel will open with the stricken asset, allowing security personnel to listen in on events as they unfold. Remote monitoring is enabled through the smart forwarding of alerts by SMS and email, to security and personnel managers. Managers can also monitor unauthorised or ill-advised movements through system geo-fences, so if an asset deviates from a pre-agreed route the alarms and notification procedure will be activated.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 45 (length) x 68 (width) x 23mm (height)
• Weight: 75g
• Temperature: -10C to +45C

Keywords :  Global Tracking, Personnel Tracking, Personal Tracking Device, Employee Location Management, Pocket Buddy, Crisis Management, Risk Management

Top