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Improve Safety and Operational Oversight with Indoor Positioning and Tracking for Axis Body Worn Cameras

Real-Time Location Awareness with Axis Body Worn Cameras and Traxmate

Track personnel indoors and outdoors in real time using Axis body worn cameras and the Traxmate platform. Gain full situational awareness, receive alerts, and improve safety and service effectiveness — all without new infrastructure.

Track, Analyze, and Optimize in Real Time

In this example, two security guards patrol a shopping mall while wearing Axis body worn cameras. Their movements are tracked in real time using the Traxmate platform, generating visual data that shows where they’ve been, how fast they’ve moved, and how long they’ve stayed in specific areas. The resulting trail and heatmap help security teams gain instant insights, respond faster, and identify patterns over time.

The solution enables seamless indoor and outdoor positioning, without new infrastructure, and is designed for full integration into the customer’s existing control center. While this example features Axis body-worn cameras, the same tracking and alert functionality can also be applied to a wide range of devices such as trackers, alarm buttons, or other connected units.

Situational Awareness: Empower Decision-Making

With Traxmate integrated into Axis body worn cameras, organizations gain instant visibility of personnel in the field — indoors and outdoors. Real-time tracking allows control room operators to see exactly where team members are, how long they’ve stayed in a location, and how quickly they’ve moved through critical zones. Whether responding to an incident, monitoring patrol coverage, or reviewing past activity, Traxmate provides the live insights needed to make faster, smarter decisions.

This level of situational awareness is valuable in any environment where visibility, accountability, and rapid response are critical, from public-facing facilities to high-security or operationally complex sites. Traxmate helps ensure teams are in the right place at the right time, and that every movement can be tracked, analyzed, and optimized for both operational efficiency and personnel safety.

How It Works

Capture Location Data
Axis body worn cameras (or other supported devices such as trackers or alarm buttons) scan nearby indoor WiFi access points and collect GNSS (e.g., GPS) data for outdoor positioning. No additional infrastructure is required — the system uses existing wireless networks.
Process with Traxmate
The collected data is sent to Traxmate’s cloud-based or on-premises platform, where AI-enhanced algorithms calculate the precise location of each device, including indoor positions with floor- and room-level accuracy.
Visualize in Real Time
Live locations are shown on interactive 2D and 3D maps via the Traxmate dashboard or integrated VMS platforms like Milestone XProtect® or Genetec Security Center. Operators can view trails, heatmaps, and triggered alerts in real time.
Configure Rules and Respond
Set up geofences, alert types (e.g., panic, man-down, no-activity), and access roles based on operational needs. Alerts are delivered instantly to enable rapid and informed response.
Review and Optimize
All positioning data is stored for post-incident review, compliance reporting, and continuous improvement, helping teams optimize patrol coverage, improve safety, and ensure accountability.

The Value of Real-Time Location Awareness with Axis and Traxmate

Common Use Cases

Real-time positioning enhances safety, streamlines response, and strengthens operational oversight, without additional infrastructure

Security Operations

Track guard patrols in malls, campuses, and corporate facilities.
Receive real-time alerts for panic, man-down, or no-activity situations
Optimize patrol routes based on heatmaps and historical movement
Verify compliance and incident response times with logged tracking data

Healthcare & Emergency Response

Monitor movement of on-site security or rapid response staff in hospitals
Use real-time tracking to dispatch the nearest available responder
Improve coordination between security, medical, and operations teams.
Maintain visibility in complex, multi-floor indoor environments

Critical Infrastructure & Government

Track personnel in data centers, energy facilities, and secure buildings
Set up geofences to control access to restricted or high-risk zones
Monitor security rounds and ensure coverage of sensitive areas.
Link location data with video footage for full traceability

Transportation Hubs & Public Spaces

Deploy across large sites like airports, train stations, or event venues
Reduce response time by dispatching closest units
Provide control room staff with real-time visibility across high-traffic zones
Enhance public safety and accountability in dynamic environments

A Real World Scenario

Insights From the Security Industry

Personnel Safety:

Security personnel are twice as likely to suffer fatal and nonfatal workplace injuries compared to regular workers.
Body-worn cameras can reduce the risk of assaults by up to 50%.
It is estimated that Body-Worn Cameras can reduce at least 3,000 working days per year lost because of physical violence at work (Ariel et al., 2019*).

Operational Efficiency:

Streamlining personnel oversight can significantly improve both productivity and labor utilization across the enterprise.
In a rapidly evolving business environment, tracking employees precisely and in real time is critical for managing staff and sustaining performance levels (Chauhan et al., 2024*).

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*Ariel, B., Newton, M., McEwan, L., Ashbridge, G., Weinborn, C., Brants, H. (2019). Reducing Assaults against Staff Using Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) in Railway Stations, Criminal Justice Review, vol. 44, iss. 1, pp. 76-93

*Chauhan, V., Singh, H., Dewari, K. and Kumar, I., 2024. Efficient employee tracking with smart attendance system using advanced face recognition and geofencing. In: 2024 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Computing and Smart Systems (ICSCSS). [online] IEEE, pp.750–755, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org

Security Patrol in Modern Mall

In a busy shopping mall, a private security firm deploys Axis body worn cameras integrated with Traxmate to enhance patrol operations and staff safety.

The control room can monitor guard locations, patrol coverage, and response times through real-time indoor and outdoor tracking. Live maps, heatmaps, and alerts help ensure that all areas are covered and that assistance can be dispatched instantly when needed.

The solution improves both safety and efficiency. Body-worn cameras deter unwanted behavior, while Traxmate’s tracking and analytics optimize staffing, reduce idle time, and support service-level compliance through detailed reporting.

With no added infrastructure, the team gains full visibility and control, leading to faster response, safer staff, and smarter operations.