Lone Worker Tracking

If you’re travelling outside cellular coverage frequently, or for an extended period of time, our satellite-enabled tracking and monitoring solution provides a safety lifeline.

Maximizing Your Team’s Safety

Global Coverage, Always On

Our satellite-enabled tracking solutions work anywhere on Earth, even in the most remote locations. Keep lone workers connected and secure with real-time updates.

Built for Extreme Environments

Our ruggedized hardware is designed to withstand extreme temperatures, rough handling, and dust or water exposure. You can trust our devices to perform when it matters most.

Two Way Communication Anywhere

Stay in touch with your lone workers via reliable, satellite-powered messaging. Deliver instructions and receive updates, even in the toughest conditions.

Instant Alerts, Rapid Response

Geofencing, inactivity alerts, and emergency buttons ensure you’re informed the moment something goes wrong. Act quickly to provide assistance and minimize risks.

Cloudloop Tracking: Track and Monitor Lone Workers

Cloudloop Tracking brings live worker locations, journey history, alerts, geofencing and two way messaging together in one map-based platform, helping teams monitor lone workers and maintain visibility wherever they operate.

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Real Time Location Tracking

Cloudloop provides live updates on the exact location of your lone workers, ensuring they’re safe and on track. This feature is critical for timely intervention in emergencies and for maintaining operational efficiency.

  • Monitor worker movements in real time, anywhere in the world
  • Pinpoint exact locations for faster emergency response
  • Verify worker adherence to assigned routes or operational areas.

Satellite Tracking Devices for Lone Workers

There are, of course, many more data points we could put into a comparison chart like this; we’ve tried to choose the ones that highlight the greatest differences between the devices. All are very effective, it just depends how you intend to use them!

Product comparison
RockSTAR Satellite Tracker RockSTAR Globalstar G Sat Solar GSatSolar Garmin inReach Mini 2 Garmin inReach Mini 2
Best For Military / Security; Remote Healthcare Providers; Site Inspectors; Heavy Machinery Operators Adventure Racing Events; Expeditions / Group Travel; Tracking Equipment Hikers & Explorers; Journalists; Recreational Sailors; Individual Aviators
Dimensions 14.4 x 7.6 x 3.6 cm 5.8 x 3.2 x 1.8 cm 5.17 x 9.9 x 2.61 cm
Weight 303 g 22.2 g 100 g
Ingress Protection IP67 IP67 IPX7
Battery Life 45 days with 30 minute positions; up to 12 months transmitting once per day Solar powered, so will keep going if installed correctly, and there is adequate sunlight; end of service life is set to 5 years 30 days with 30 minute positions
Coverage Global (using Iridium) Covers 120 countries (using Globalstar) Global (using Iridium)
Fastest Tracking Update 15 seconds 60 minutes 10 minutes
Messaging via Connected App
Messaging to Email / SMS from Device
Max Message Length 5000+ characters n/a – tracking only 160 characters
SOS Button Notifies nominated contacts No alert function Notifies GEOS Search and Rescue
Faster Tracking During Alerts
Open APIs
Open Bluetooth API
Tracking Platform Included
Geofencing Capabilities
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Who Uses Ground Control's Lone Worker Tracking Solutions?

Soldier in remote location

Military Personnel

Our RockSTAR tracker ensures global tracking and secure communication for military personnel in remote or hostile areas. With two way messaging, geofence alerts, and an SOS function, it enhances situational awareness and safety. Its rugged, long lasting design supports extended deployments.

Remote Healthcare

Remote Healthcare Providers

For healthcare workers in remote areas, our RockSTAR tracker provides real time tracking, two way messaging, and emergency alerts, ensuring safety and coordination. Its rugged design and 12 month battery life make it a reliable companion in the field.

Remote Site Inspector

Site Inspectors

RockSTAR keeps Energy and Utility site inspectors connected with real time tracking, two way communication, geofence alerts, and an SOS function. Its rugged build and long battery life ensure reliability in remote, harsh environments.

Heavy Machinery Operator

Heavy Machinery Operators

Our RockSTAR tracker enhances safety for remote machinery operators in Forestry, Mining and Construction with real time tracking, geofence and movement alerts, and emergency response. Its durable, long-lasting design withstands extreme conditions.

Search and Rescue

Search and Rescue

RockSTAR, paired with our Cloudloop Tracking platform, provides search and rescue teams with global tracking, real time coordination, and emergency alerts. Its rugged, long life design ensures reliability in critical situations.

Tour Guides & Conservationists

Tour Guides & Conservationists

For those in remote wilderness areas, the RockSTAR offers real time tracking, messaging, and emergency alerts. Its durable design and long battery life provide essential safety and connectivity for group leaders and people under their care.

RockSTAR Trackers In Action

Hyper-Accurate Tracking and Messaging for Snowmobile Clubs

Satellite tracking ensures snowmobile track groomers in Canada are accurately tracked, and compensated, for their efforts.

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RockSTAR – Real Time Tracking for Soldiers & Ultra Runners

How JCSys customized the RockSTAR to provide end to end, real time, global tracking capabilities for the British Armed Forces & ultra-marathon events.

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Promoting Maritime Security

Discover how RockSTAR provides secure satellite tracking, messaging and emergency alerts to help marine security teams protect vessels and crews at sea.

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Aviation Trackers for Search and Rescue

Aviation is one of the safest methods of travel, but accidents can still happen, leaving pilots and passengers in need of rescue.

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Horticultural – Faraway Fieldwork

Various horticultural organizations have approached us over the last few years to provide remote worker tracking for their fieldworkers.

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Remote Worker Security: Journalism

RockSTAR provides accurate tracking, allowing the studio to know the last location of their journalists and a secure means of communication.

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Effortless Cloud-Based Fleet Tracking with v2track

When you combine Ground Control's devices with V2Track's software, you have an end-to-end solution for fleet tracking, anywhere in the world.

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Talk To Us

Since 2002, we’ve supplied satellite-enabled tracking solutions to customers as diverse as around-the-world sailors to military personnel; healthcare workers to remote site inspectors. If your people travel outside of cellular coverage, we can help them stay connected and safe.

Please complete the form to learn more, or, if you prefer to speak to someone directly, call us on +44 (0) 1452 751940 (Europe, Asia, Africa) or +1.805.783.4600 (North and South America).

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