Geofences Can Warn BEFORE a loved one wanders
All too often a reactive approach is taken when it comes to missing children and adults. Whether it is a wandering autistic child, a wandering adult with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, or a child that has been abducted; a reactive approach unfortunately can result in finding the loved one after it’s too late. Research tells us that a missing child can disappear at a mile a minute, and also that many adults with dementia may not survive more than 24 hours if they have wandered from their home.
The SentryGPS ID personal location GPS device gives you the ability to create both custom “Safe” & “Forbidden” zones through geofencing technology. A Safe zone allows you to receive an alert (either voice, email, or SMS) as soon as your loved one’s SentryGPs ID leaves the zone. So you can be alerted BEFORE your loved one travels or wanders too far. A Forbidden zone works exactly the same, except you receive an alert when your loved one enters the zone instead of leaving it.
How hard is it to create a Safe or Forbidden zone? Creating a safe or forbidden zone is a matter of four easy steps:
- Type the address you would like to be the center of your zone. For a Safe zone, this may be you home address.
- Select the radius you would like for the zone. This can be anything from 20 meters to 20 miles, or more.
- Select whether the zone is a Safe or Forbidden zone.
- Name and save the zone.
Your zone will now be activated for your selected device and you can now customize your alert preferences to be warned anytime your loved one’s GPS device crosses the boundaries you have created.
Geofencing technology used to create Safe and Forbidden zones is just another example of how the SentryGPS ID, and it’s GPS technology can help to protect your loved ones – whether they are a child or adult!
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