Global Positioning System (GPS) for Mobile Workforce Management

When it comes to adopting new technologies into workforce management and automated tracking, Star Link proves itself to be a pioneer leader. Incorporating every latest technology into their devices to serve in a much better way. The picture is changing very fast as the technology is growing rapidly.

Adding GPS to mobile Attendance Tracking

The latest and most dramatic addition to the attendance system is Global Positioning System (GPS). Initially, GPS was developed for military purposes and it works off a system of satellites. Later, a few years ago, it was made available for civilians. In a few days, GPS enabled device became popular and affordable within consumers. The introduction of GPS in attendance systems has created a kind of revolution in real-time positioning of mobile workforce management.

The GPS enabled attendance systems provides real-time location with punching details of employees. These active GPS systems show the location of the device with geographical locations (longitude and latitude) details.

Workforce tracking with GPS

The introduction of GPS is a big step in the evolution of mobile workforce management. It allows to track employees with job-site, location, timing continuously throughout the day is an easy way for a company to boost its operational efficiency.

Workforce attendance tracking with GPS extends the capabilities of mobile attendance systems already in use. Replacing other handwritten timesheets and manual tracking, GPS will provide the same real-time location. These are also another time and money saving factor of GPS in attendance systems.

Advantages of GPS in attendance System

GPS and work-site attendance tracking can be combined to track worker attendance as it occurs and can verify workers' locations. With GPS capability built-in, it can track not only when workers punch in and out, but also where. It can track employees in the field, their locations, and can also track them by pay codes.

Data from the device can be transferred from the field to a central server. The software enables users to see a map of the region that pinpoints job-sites and graphically displays attendance data. Printed reports breaking down the work that was performed can be used for a number of tasks, such as payroll or estimating the duration of jobs.

Another valuable aspect of GPS equipped systems is that you can define the geographic boundaries of a job-site, it is easy to track whether a worker is within a predefined range of a job-site when clocking in or out.

Services which can use GPS-enabled devices

Almost, every service with a mobile workforce can use the GPS Enabled Attendance Devices. This includes following:

• Logistics and Courier services

• On-site service/support/sales

• Construction buildings

• ATM cash services

• Security Services

• Manpower supplying agencies

• Multiple location workers

• Tea Gardens

• Coal Mines

• Manufacturing units

• Delivery services

• Transportation services

• And many more...

Now its the time to update your attendance system in the office as you keep on updating your mobile phones with new and advanced features.