TracMap wins accolades in global competition

Our innovative new search and rescue system with the potential for saving lives and provide significant time savings until rescue has been recognised internationally

TracMap has developed the new GPS-based search and rescue system, which allows the most effective search patterns to be created by aircraft, boats or land based vehicles significantly improving the accuracy of searching large areas.

This innovation has been recognised by the Global Security Challenge, an international competition which looks for new technologies and innovations that address global challenges in security. The annual challenge event attracts the world's most exciting technology companies in the sector, as well as hundreds of key industry representatives.

TracMap entered its GPS system in the 2011 Global Security Challenge, and was narrowly beaten earlier this week in London during the finals, judges commenting it was a close contest amongst TracMap and two other regional titleholders. In the end the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) winner was Agnitio SL from Spain, developer of technology to identify individuals through voice recognition.

TracMap had initially won the regional SME Award at the Asia Pacific section of this year's Challenge in Sydney in August, which qualified it for the Global Finals alongside businesses from the UK, Europe, US East and West Coast and the Middle East.

TracMap Managing Director Colin Brown said the international exposure from presenting to the global finals was huge. "It's been a massive week for us; the profile and reputation we've gained from getting into the finals was considerable, but we also got very positive feedback and made some invaluable contacts from those attending, so the benefits will be on-going. Our innovations are now well and truly on the map."