Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) technology gives the current location of any assigned individual or asset. In order to establish the connection, a tag or transmitter is carried by an individual, or placed on an asset. RTLS are often used in high security environments like hospitals, government infrastructure, museums or correctional facilities. These systems allow security operators to accurately maintain the status and location of people (e.g., visitors, patients, ‘mandown’) or assets (e.g., artwork, valuable equipment) in real-time.

How does RTLS work in Integriti V21?

In Integriti V21, the RTLS integration allows operators to perform actions based on the location of the designated asset or person. RTLS ‘Assets’ are associated with an RTLS ‘Tag’. It can either be standalone items representing physical objects (such as equipment trolleys or other physical assets) or associated with a person to represent the position of that individual in the RTLS system.

Benefits for Operators

'Duress' is a common situation where RTLS has benefits. A user can press a button on the tag to raise a duress event and Integriti knows exactly where the user is. Guards gain better situational awareness when actioning the event, because they know where the user is now, not just where they were when the button was pressed.

Operators can also set up existing or customised presets to locate an associated individual or asset. RTLS assets are easily viewed by any integrated video surveillance device that has a Field of View (FOV) covering the asset’s location. When the asset has moved to a different ‘Area’ or ‘Location’ a view of the RTLS asset’s current position can be listed.

Integriti can also restrict integrated devices retrieved through the ‘Area’ or ‘Location’ to only include the integrated devices that can physically see the current position of the RTLS asset, ensuring only the most relevant CCTV streams are shown.

RTLS status updates and location monitoring can be viewed on Integriti’s existing graphical interface alongside other items such as CCTV cameras and doors. The Integriti user can then utilise location information to perform manual actions such as triggering CCTV cameras, controlling doors or making announcements over an integrated PA system in the area.

Reporting

When a RTLS tracked asset or individual moves, their position is logged. This enables reports to be generated through ‘Review’. These new RTLS reports are generated in the same format as ‘Area’ or ‘Location’ reports currently ran through ‘Review’, which allows the data to be easily merged and filtered.