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The Crucial Role of Accurate Location Data for Panic Buttons & Emergency Response
December 16, 2024
Panic Buttons require accurate location data as an intrinsic part of their design and purpose. This is because when activated, they share the location of the person in distress, for a swift, precise and positive response.
Panic Buttons were developed specifically to initiate an immediate request for help, such as during a:
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Bullying Notification
- Anonymous Alert
- Active Threat
- Fall Detection
- Medical Alert
The limited information they do send, location and type of emergency, needs to be very reliable.
There are huge benefits to having a panic button system:
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They allow for compliance with regulations including Alyssa’s Law
- Are discreet and easy to use.
- They minimize disruption in sensitive environments by sending alerts and/or instructions to only those individuals in the immediate vicinity of the incident, or who need to know.
- They can minimize widespread unnecessary panic and disruption to by-standers.
- They can ensure a threat or perpetrator isn’t notified of impending responder arrival, supporting a greater likelihood of capture.
- They provide significant reassurances, demonstrating that a school or business can quickly and accurately respond to an emergency.
- And have been proven to support many daily medical emergencies where vocalizing an incident location isn’t always possible such as for younger/older or more vulnerable groups.
ATLS supports the features and function of panic buttons. Designed to seamlessly integrate into existing crisis communication, safety app, or incident management software, ATLS is an upgrade on current intelligence used by panic buttons that uses estimated GPS, crowd-sourced Wi-Fi, Z-axis HAE, or Bluetooth for geospatial data.
ATLS’s world-class location data provides higher-levels of location visualization both indoors and outside. The ATLS Location Service ensures more useful, immersive and reliable geospatial information is used.
Leveraging multiple location technologies with it’s own patented methodology ATLS requires NO additional infrastructure upgrades, complicated deployment processes, staff training or maintenance fees.
Don’t believe us? Compare ATLS Location Intelligence to what you are currently using. Watch our recent demonstration here.