| At times the world can be a tense place, where | | | | track aircraft. For example, a personnel-tracking device |
| conflict occurs and the potential for loss of life | | | | could be a small portable device, where as a tracking |
| becomes real. At times like this risk management and | | | | device used for aircraft would perhaps be fitted to the |
| crisis management plans need to be put into place to | | | | plane itself. In most cases, the devices are discrete |
| ensure that the lid is kept on potential issues to ensure | | | | and where required small enough to be portable. |
| that crisis plans remain dormant. | | | | Crisis Management plans are important, because the |
| Taking safety for granted is a non-starter. Consider aid | | | | team responsible for management of the situation |
| workings, on duty in a 3rd world country. There may | | | | must be able to react instantly and make quick fire |
| be reasons for certain groups of people to set on | | | | decisions on the spot. If they don't then lives could be |
| these people, who are simply doing their jobs, and with | | | | lost. The GPS technology that they use aids them with |
| the use of GPS technology and communications their | | | | the tactical approach to making the right decisions. |
| jobs can become less of a risk to their own lives and | | | | GPS Technology is ideal in remote locations as the |
| they can continue to help others. | | | | equipment uses the network of satellites orbiting the |
| GPS Technology allows for centralized teams to | | | | earth to pass communication from one device to |
| monitor the location of remote workers, whilst being | | | | another. This means that there is no need for localized |
| able to keep in uninterrupted contact with people on | | | | cell towers, as is needed with mobile phone |
| the ground, in the air and at sea. | | | | technology. |
| The Crisis Management technology is designed to fit a | | | | Now that GPS technology is affordable, where lives |
| purpose. This means that a device that is used for | | | | are concerned the question isn't if to use it, it's where |
| personnel tracking is a different device that is used to | | | | to use it. |