There’s additionally the prospect of automating part of the process; for security in particular and the process of differential access to both site and buildings; for different people at different times. Internal location beacons around the campus bring real-time coordinates and mapping for use inside buildings. When this is put together with external GPS device locations, it will allow for tracking of any device users.
All campus and estate settings, whether that be for education, research, or for heritage (as for the National Trust) have similar needs. There are the security issues of a wider area to be addressed; the safety of staff as they meet their employment obligations and the protection of both the site itself and the assets on site.
A combination of conventional radio, as well as other technologies, can help to provide Lone Worker, Man Down, GPS Tracking for outdoor positioning, BlueTooth beacon technology for locating radios (and therefore people) for in-building use and wireless connection to phone systems and the outside world via other interfacing. Radios can also be off site to provide all round support and protection for staff on trips and excursions.