Monitoring, paging function and security will be core services as well as data control to allow staff to monitor the availability of resources at times of high demand.
A combination of digital radio, as well as other technologies including POC, can help provide Lone Worker, Man Down, GPS Tracking for outdoor positioning, BlueTooth beacon technology for locating devices (and therefore people) for in-building use and wireless connection to phone systems.
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.