Vismo Global Tracking Solutions has announced a first with VismoStream – available now for encrypted transmission of live, covert video and audio from the Vismo app on any user’s smartphone anywhere, or on a satellite phone where there is no mobile coverage.
Colin Dale, VP Business Development at Vismo, says: “VismoStream begins operating the moment the app’s panic button is activated by a user who is caught up in a dangerous or potentially dangerous situation. It doesn’t have to be a terrorist-led incident. It can be a transport or industrial accident, fire or flood, or a situation where a lone worker is experiencing hostility.”
The app sends the video and audio streams direct to a Vismo secure portal for live and later viewing and storage, via the internet connection – mobile or Wi-Fi – the smartphone is using. From there the streams are sent to a control centre, for further analysis, if required, and action to help the user. That can include advice, by SMS and email alerts, sharing critical information with emergency services, and escalating it where appropriate. If an incident is happening in the locality of the user that the user is unaware of – but has been reported to the 999 services – Vismo will alert the user via SMS and email and give advice on how to stay, or become, as safe as possible.
Dale says: “VismoStream is a real progression in tracking. Until now, tracking apps have sent only covert audio recordings. Combined with the recently-introduced Timed Check-In feature of the Vismo app, VismoStream is especially helpful for lone workers, giving them an automatic feed of information to a security centre, and advice, if they need help.”
Vismo has trademarked the VismoStream name globally, and the Vismo app is used by many Fortune 500 and FTSE companies – and NGOs and news agencies in regional hotspots – as a duty of care to employees, and voluntary workers in the case of NGOs.
