Personal location alerts for assistance teams

A wearable GPS device reports positions through cellular communication and starts an app alarm when its SOS button is pressed. Assigned contacts review the location and short live-tracking session when arranging assistance.

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Findy
Deployment
Edge/Local
Services
Consulting/Development, System Integration

About Personal location alerts for assistance teams

Connecting a request for assistance with a position gives the assigned contact a practical starting point for a response. Findy combines a wearable GPS device, cellular communication and a phone application for personal tracking. The represented workflow supports location requests and an SOS button for people needing an agreed contact to review their position.

GPS with button, the compact wearable tracker, uses 2G communication with satellite navigation, Wi-Fi and cellular positioning options. The device remains in standby between configured reports. Pressing the SOS button sends an application alarm and starts a live-tracking session lasting ten minutes. Users also request a location through the phone application. The received record includes battery level, coordinates, positional accuracy and the represented SOS event.

Assigned contacts examine the map position and communicate through their agreed assistance process. The device configuration determines the normal location-report interval and the selected operating mode. The tracker connects the physical button press with a dated event and current positional information, giving the responding person a reference for the next check. The platform and mobile view retain the represented information so authorised users follow the event within the selected personal-assistance arrangement.

How it works

Sense
Record positions and detect a press of the wearable SOS button.
Connect
Send cellular event records to the connected phone application.
Analyze
Map the position and start the configured live-tracking session.
Act
Notify assigned contacts to arrange the agreed assistance response.

Does it fit your project?

Best suited to

  • People with agreed assistance contacts
  • Selected worker check-in programmes
  • Wearable location and SOS workflows

You need

  • Selected wearable GPS-button tracker
  • Compatible cellular service
  • Connected account and phone application
  • Assigned contacts and response process

Limitations

  • Requires cellular access for remote reporting
  • Only selected device positioning options
  • No guaranteed emergency response or rescue

Cost estimate

1 site, 10 assets, United States, in USD
$2,000 – $6,700
$300 – $1,200
Estimated first year, by component
$900 – $2,800$800 – $2,700$300 – $1,200
Hardware$900 – $2,800

Sensors, gateways and spare units

Installation and setup$800 – $2,700

Site survey, mounting, commissioning and configuration

Software and services$300 – $1,200

Platform subscription, connectivity, data and support

This is an estimate by IoT Apps based on comparable deployments, not a quote from Findy.
Get an estimate for your own project and invite Findy to confirm a price and lead time, on this page. Taxes, shipping, civil works and custom integration are not included. How IoT Apps estimates costs

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Questions and answers

What happens when the wearable SOS button is pressed?

The phone application receives an alarm notification and the tracker starts a ten-minute live-tracking session for the represented event.

Can a contact request the tracker position without an SOS event?

Yes. A user requests the location through the connected phone application, alongside the configured normal report intervals.

Which links and positioning methods does GPS with button support?

The wearable uses 2G cellular communication. Its positioning options include GPS, GLONASS and Galileo, with Wi-Fi and cellular location methods.

Which details accompany a received personal-tracking event?

The represented record includes battery level, coordinates, positional accuracy and the SOS-button alarm information.

How is this deployment priced?

Every page carries a cost estimate by IoT Apps for your own sites and assets; set your budget and invite Findy to confirm a price and lead time.

What does a deployment cost?

For 1 site with 10 monitored assets in United States, IoT Apps estimates $2,000 – $6,700 in the first year and $300 – $1,200 every year after. This is an estimate based on comparable deployments, not a quote from Findy.

VendorFindy
Use casesWorker Safety
DeploymentEdge/Local
ServicesConsulting/Development, System Integration
CertificationsCE/RED, ISO 9001
Hardware modelRequired, Proprietary
Available inWorldwide

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