Omnilink combines GPS, cellular for tracking

Location-based services technology provider Omnilink Systems unveiled a GPS-based offering designed to allow law enforcement to track the location of suspects in real-time using both satellites and ground-based cellular networks.
The service combines Omnilink’s FocalPoint software and a tracking device housing both a GPS antenna and cellular antenna that allows a person or asset to be tracked even if outside of GPS coverage. Omnilink notes that it has partnership arrangements with both AT&T Mobility and Sprint Nextel Corp.
Omnilink notes the service can be implemented using a magnet mount installed on a suspect’s car for vehicle tracking or into the packaging of a product to track its location.