CHILDREN

Children of all ages are faced with the threats of abduction, falling prey to some form of abuse or simply becoming lost. According to the FBI’s National Crime Information Center there were 105,229 active missing person cases by the end of 2007. Of these, 64% were juveniles, who were abducted by strangers, ran away or were taken by a non-custodial parent.

Most parents or child care facilities are extremely conscious of the dangers children face and work hard to ensure they are protected; however many children are still lost or taken every year. The best way to ensure that no harm comes to a child is to ensure they are never taken; however if the worst happens tools that help ensure they are easily located and returned quickly are invaluable.

One of the easiest ways to significantly increase the chances that an abducted or lost child will be found in a short period of time is through the use of advanced location-based services (LBS) solutions. With these solutions, parents or caregivers can track a child whether they are indoors or outdoors in real time from any location with an Internet connection.

Omnilink’s award-winning FocalPoint™ platform has the ability to track children, both indoors and outdoors, through easy integration with almost any location-enabled wireless device. Functionality, like the enter/exit zones and motion reports that come pre-built in FocalPoint™, enable users to receive automatic alerts if a child leaves a safe zone or is in motion at a time when they should be at rest or sleeping.