What could only be conceived of as science fiction, mobile phone tracking, is now being used by Australian businesses reaping the productivity rewards.
LocateMy Phone, Australia’s premier mobile phone tracking service, has integrated new GPS technology to pin point field staff down to incredible accuracy and in real-time. LocateMy Phone enables employers to manage their field staff far more efficiently than ever previously imaginable. With a few mouse clicks, a mobile phone’s location is displayed on a map, providing useful information for businesses to manage and improve employee productivity and service to clients.
New AGPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) mobile phones will soon be on the market in Australia. LocateMy Phone has already added features to enable the tracking of these new mobile phones down to 5 meter accuracy in most situations. The world’s two largest handset manufacturers, Motorola and Nokia, were actively promoting GPS integration in new models at a recent trade event in Barcelona Spain.
“We receive over 100 enquiries per day from companies all around the country looking for mobile phone tracking technology”, said Mr Wade Short, Managing Director of LocateMy Communications Group. “Our research shows that the majority of businesses looking for the technology are small to medium in size and primarily concerned with staff productivity issues” he added.
As unemployment is at an all time low and wages on the increase, productivity from staff is essential in improving operating profit. Most companies want to use existing mobile phone assets to track staff rather than investing in expensive GPS devices in vehicles. The addition of LocateMy’s AGPS support marries better accuracy with low cost mobile phone handsets.
Normal mobile telephones can be pin pointed down to between 200-600m in metro and CBD locations, whereas AGPS can improve the accuracy by 40 times.
“Some of our clients utilise tracking devices to monitor vehicles and other assets such as shipping containers and forklifts. These tracking devices that migrate to the LocateMy Mobile service are incredibly cheap, hence the popularity” said Mr Short Mobile phone tracking technology has now been available in Australia for around 6 months, however most businesses are unaware that the technology exists. To find out more, visit www.locatemyphone.com.au or call 1300 853 104.
A fact sheet is available for download at www.locatemyphone.com.au/downloads/factsheet.pdf
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