How does the GPS tracking work?

The Beam terminals or docking stations with tracking capability supports periodic position reporting or manually activated position reports via SMS. The device can be programmed to send at a regular interval whenever the unit has power or alternatively whenever the TRACK button on the device is pressed.

The position report is sent via SMS to a predetermined destination which can be another SMS service or email address.

The device also support the use of an Panic Alert which is a two button press on the dock or via an external button input I/O to the dock to generate an Emergency Alert message from the device, this is also via SMS and takes priority over the periodic position message.

The device can also be remotely polled for a current position report. The SMS messages can be sent to your own designated tracing application.