Mobile safety, defined.
Plain-language, citation-ready definitions of the terms that shape mobile panic, RTLS, and direct-to-911 buying decisions.
RTLS (Real-Time Location Services)
RTLS, or Real-Time Location Services, is a technology that continuously tracks the location of people or assets indoors using fixed reference points, most commonly Bluetooth Low Energy anchors, to deliver room-level precision a phone or GPS cannot achieve inside a building.
Panic Button
A panic button is a dedicated device, wearable, wall-mounted, or app-based, that lets a person silently summon emergency help with a single action, typically delivering identity and location to responders.
Mobile Duress
Mobile duress is a category of personal-safety systems that protect people wherever they go, not just inside a single facility, combining a portable activation device with location services and emergency dispatch.
BLE Locating
BLE locating uses Bluetooth Low Energy radio signals between fixed anchors and a moving tag to estimate the tag’s position indoors, typically to within a single room or zone.
RapidSOS
RapidSOS is the emergency response data platform that delivers structured caller identity, live location, and contextual data directly into 911 dispatcher CAD systems where supported and configured, covering PSAPs serving 99% of the US population.
NG911 (current 911)
NG911 is the modernization of the United States emergency-call infrastructure from analog voice to IP-based delivery, enabling structured data, multimedia, and richer location information to flow into 911 centers.
CAD / RMS
CAD (Computer-Aided Dispatch) is the software dispatchers use in real time to manage and route emergency calls; RMS (Records Management System) is the records-of-record platform law enforcement uses after the fact. Modern duress systems must integrate with both.
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