I just heard about VeriLocation, a company that mostly does enterprise asset tracking, but also has a very cool GPS-enabled personal mobile application that lets users assign one key as a panic key, which, after being held for three seconds, will send GPS coordinates to a 24-hour manned control centre. Even this app is pretty enterprise-centric – features like geofencing let employers know when a lone worker has entered or left a designated site. The service is available for £20 per month with at least a year-long contract, or you could give the two week free trial a shot.
[via Manchester Evening News]