The Trap‑Alert™ System

What Is It?

The Trap‑Alert™ system is a combination of hardware, software, GPS and wireless technologies that enables animal trappers to actively monitor the status and location of animal traps through a web-based application. The Trap‑Alert™ system, which includes the Trap‑Alert™ system web application, significantly increases the efficiency of managing a large number of traps.

The need for field personnel to visit sites solely for the purpose of daily trap inspection is eliminated, saving you time and fuel costs.

Features

Multi-Trap Monitoring

A Trap‑Alert™ unit (patent pending) can be retrofitted to your existing cage inventory and is capable of monitoring up to 4 traps on a single unit; signaling when and where an animal is caught.

GPS Location Mapping

The Trap‑Alert™ system provides a real time web-based mapping tool showing the location of each Trap‑Alert™ unit resulting in greater efficiency, accuracy and certainty in routing field personnel for the collection of cages and trapped animals.

Alerts and Event Notification

By the use of wireless communication and a database driven web application, the Trap‑Alert™ system web site can notify your technician and/or field personnel on the location and time of catch via e-mail to any e-mail addressable mobile device including PCs, cell phones, and PDAs. The Trap‑Alert™ system allows for notifications to you and your customer so that everyone can be aware of when an animal is caught thereby assisting in the removal process. The Trap‑Alert™ system allows users to program blackout times in which messages will be placed into a queue for delivery, eliminating messages being sent during the middle of the night to you and your customers.

Rechargeable Battery

The Trap‑Alert™ system 24/7 monitoring unit makes efficient use of its built in battery power to ensure a 45-60 day run-time per battery charge. You can even track your battery charge status online over the web.

Trap Status Management

The Trap‑Alert™ system's online administrative tool also provides user friendly color coded icons showing the status of each trap. This eliminates the need for field personnel to visit sites solely for the purpose of daily trap inspection. Overhead costs are reduced and the time saved can be redirected to get additional jobs and expand your operating territory.

Why The Trap‑Alert™ system?

Lower Costs/Increase Profits

• Time savings allows for expanding sales volume and territory.
• Increases profit for service while decreasing cost to manage traps.
• Compatible with existing traps - no need for new traps!
• Allows your company to operate more competitively through its technological advantages.
• The Trap‑Alert™ system pays for itself in as little as one job per month over a year!
• Maximizes use of work force by reducing site visits to only those with trapped animals and efficient scheduling and routing of field personnel.
• Reduces time, wasted labor, and resources, including mileage and fuel charges on service vehicles.
• Added protection against regulatory fines.

Improve Customer Service

• No more installed and forgotten traps.
• Allows you to advertise "Best Practices" for the capture and quick removal of animals.
• Reduces customer inconvenience.
• End customer notification system allows customer to feel involved and informed.

How It Works

The heart of the Trap‑Alert™ system is the unit; a battery-powered wireless network device that houses the system electronics. The Trap‑Alert™ system uses magnets that are mounted in place on the door of the trap, and a door open/shut sensor. When the trap is set, the magnets are positioned adjacent to the sensor, indicating that the door is open. When the door shuts, the magnetic field is removed, causing the sensor to send a signal to the unit. The unit transmits a "closed" signal via a cellular network to the Trap‑Alert™ system web server. Upon receipt of the message, the server sends a message notification to the animal trapper technician to whom the Trap‑Alert™ unit is assigned, and if selected, to the customer at the location that the unit is installed. The system is designed to be plug-and-play. If an animal is caught at the job location, simply unplug the cage with the caged animal and replace it with a new cage that is retrofitted with the Trap‑Alert™ unit magnets and sensor. The Trap‑Alert™ system maintains 24-hour comprehensive status reports to the Trap‑Alert™ system web server, including the open/closed status of the traps, the strength of the battery, the GPS signal, and the status of network connection. This entire process is completely automated. You can check the status of your traps on the Trap‑Alert™ system web site at any time from a PC, PDA, or on a web enabled phone. Daily visits to visually inspect a trap are eliminated.

There's No Comparison!

	The Trap‑Alert™ System	Others
Monitor Multiple Traps At One Location With One Trap‑Alert™ Unit	YES	No
Customer Info Integrated Into GPS Location	YES	No
Automated Daily Status Updates	YES	No
Alerts Any E-Mail Addressable Device Including PC's, Cell Phones and PDAs	YES	No
Can Last More Than 9 Weeks On a Single Charge of Its Battery	YES	No
Low Cost Replaceable Trap Sensors	YES	No
Battery Level Monitoring Through the Web	YES	No
Manage All Customers and Jobs Through Web-Based Application	YES	No
Complete Job Site Solution For Multiple Traps In One Small Fully Integrated Device	YES	No
Can Be Disabled Remotely If Stolen	YES	No
Single Button Deployment	YES	No
Plug and Play Sensors	YES	No

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