Is it that you are an employer who is on a look out for convenient ways to quickly locate your employees? Or are you in charge of a sales team which is out "in the field" and you desperately need a way to track their position for safety reasons or perhaps any other reason? If such a situation mirrors yours, then you should heave a sigh of relief as there is comprehensive solution available in the form of a BlackBerry GPS app which in itself is a great low-cost solution.
WHAT IS A BLACKBERRY GPS APP?
Well, a BlackBerry GPS app is a cell phone tracking app built exclusively for BlackBerry cell phones. Installation is done via the BlackBerry's web browser and usually takes anywhere from 5-15 minutes per device. After installation, this tracking app enables you to track the location of any BlackBerry phone that has the tracking application installed. Not only can the BB GPS app, monitor employee locations it also allows you to know their whereabouts in case of emergency.
The app works by constantly recording the GPS location of the Blackberry being tracked. The GPS co-ordinates are then uploaded from the cellphone to a remote server, this is done at various intervals. The Administrator is then able to view the location information on an online site. The web based dashboard lists all the GPS locations. In addition to the the location a time and date stamp is also shown, providing historical tracking information. To view more detailed information, simply click on a location and you will see where the GPS location is on a map.
BENEFITS?
An employee location tracking app of this caliber has a large number of obvious benefits. As an employer of field based teams a BB tracking app renders a perfect way to track the team location without actually requiring input from the employees themselves. Priced under $50, this GPS tracking app is a lot more cost effective than any vehicle based GPS system. Ironically, vehicle based systems can still be rendered ineffective if your employee leaves the vehicle parked and uses public transport to visit clients but amazingly a Blackberry GPS tracking app remains with the employee throughout the journey. Also, this type of GPS tracking app works irrespective of which country or for that matter in any part of the globe.
While most bosses like to assume their employees are behaving in a professional, productive manner, there is always the chance that one of them may be wasting your valuable time and money. Whether you're suspicious of an overly long lunch break or you simply want to make sure that your employee behaves professionally while overseas, this software may very well be exactly what you're looking for.