A guard tour system is a system for logging the rounds of a guard patrolling a property. It helps ensure that the guard makes his appointed rounds at the correct intervals.
iGuardTour is an Android based guard tour system with instant incident reporting.
How iGuardTour Works?
- QR Codes or NFC tags are used as check points
- A Smart Phone is used as a data collector
- The guard scans a QR Code or taps an NFC tag
- The data is sent to the cloud in Internet or local network
- The system tells which check point is next and at what time the guard needs to be there
- In case of an incident, incident is captured from the smart phone interface
- A picture of the incident can also be attached
- An automatic email is sent to a predefined group of people
- SMS can also be sent at the same time
- Data as formatted reports and charts is available in real-time, no need to plug in the device and down data
- GPS location is also captured so for large areas, check point visits and incidents can be plotted on a map
Benefits:
- Lower cost of hardware
- Zero cost of software
- No downloading of data required
- Reports availabe instantly
- Data secured online instantly
- Incident types are captured
- Incident locations are captured
- Incident pictures can be attached
- Incident alerts are sent as email
- SMS alerts can also be sent
- No need to keep spare units in stock
- Zero lead time
- In depth reporting
