{"id":3828,"date":"2023-01-23T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T07:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alarm-reviews.net\/?p=3828"},"modified":"2023-01-23T04:41:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T11:41:01","slug":"geofencing-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alarm-reviews.net\/geofencing-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"About GeoFencing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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You can create your own zone (like the hokey-pokey circle mentioned in the headliner) of security.  Geofencing<\/em> refers to marking out geographical boundaries within a location via GPS (global positioning system) or RFID (Radio Frequency Identification). With Geo fencing, when an object enters or leave a geographical location, an alert is triggered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An ankle bracelet that sets off an alarm when its detected outside of its geographical boundary particularly used by law enforcement agencies<\/a> to place a criminal under house arrest is a typical example of a device using a Geo fencing technology.  Another example is found in home automation where home automation devices carry out their programmed function like powering on or off when the Administrator’s phone is detected out of the home location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result of the many possibilities, these tools can also provide advertisers their individualized messages are more relevant, engagement is higher, and their return on investment is better. Such as, with geo fencing, they can send their sales and coupons to anyone inside the range. Additionally, a geo fence can range in size from a building to a city. They even have the ability to change shape. Marketers can construct polygon-shaped geofences for more complex scenarios or circular geofences for simpler ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How does Geofencing work?<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Geo fencing works by setting a virtual boundary around a geographical location using either GPS or local radio-frequency identifiers (such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi). The Geo fence is paired with a software or hardware that is programmed to carry out a particular function when the Geo fence is triggered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A particular useful tool in geofencing is Google Earth Technology<\/a>. The Application of this technology limitless as its found use in a lot of application ranging from asset management to advertising, home automation, productivity, security etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

End users can also create a geofence by using the geofencing features in their mobile apps. You can select an address or place to initiate a specific alert or push notification with these apps, including iOS Reminders. When an app is programmed to initiate an action based on another action, this is referred to as an “if this, then that” command. You could instruct your lights to switch on, for instance, if you are five feet from your front door, or you could instruct a reminder app to inform you when you are close to a particular spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies that deal in Geofencing<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The geofencing technology has been available for a couple of years, although its use has skyrocketed in the last decade. A couple of companies offer geofencing technology below are a list of such companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n