| The term crisis management tends to scare | | | | different applications. Examples of which can be |
| some people a bit, and so it should. Crisis | | | | found below: |
| management is essentially a plan of action that is | | | | Personnel Tracking - By asking personnel to carry |
| called upon when risk has been exploited. A crisis | | | | around a small tracking device it is possible for the |
| situation may or not involve a human life (or | | | | central team to know the exact location of the |
| more than one human life) or it may involve | | | | individual and where they might be in association |
| hardware and assets that are extremely valuable | | | | with potential risk or hostility. |
| to a company or mission. As it has evolved over | | | | Vehicle Tracking - Ideal for convoys, these |
| the last few years, GPS Technology has provided | | | | tracking devices can help convoys avoid potential |
| companies and nations with the facility to be able | | | | hijacking and loss of life or consignments. |
| to not only trace their assets but also monitor | | | | Maritime Tracking - For boats and ships that set |
| potential situations that may lead into a crisis. | | | | sail GPS technology and communication is |
| By using small tracking and communication devices | | | | paramount to a safe passage. As weather |
| central teams can monitor and advise troops on | | | | systems are monitored it is possible for a central |
| the ground, aid workers, boats and ships out at | | | | management team to relay this information to |
| sea or planes in the air on what action needs to | | | | the ships captain and arrange a new course. |
| be taken to avoid a potential crisis. In the event | | | | These are just three simple applications of GPS |
| that crisis cannot be avoided it is down to the | | | | technology and where it can help avoid a crisis, |
| central team to act swiftly ensuring that the | | | | however it is not limited in its use. For example |
| situation can be monitored using GPS tracking and | | | | you could also use it during an expedition through |
| communication remains in place through satellite | | | | a mountain range, or a business trip to the far |
| phones. | | | | east. |
| GPS Technology can be applied throughout | | | | |