Airports and seaports operate 24/7 with thousands of people on the ground: apron crews, maintenance, security, baggage and cargo teams, stevedores and yard workers. They move between terminals, gates, breakbulk and container yards, often working close to aircraft, cranes and heavy vehicles. Traditional radios and CCTV give only a partial picture of who is on site and where they are at any moment.
The Airport & Port Personnel RTLS uses UWB real-time location technology to provide live visibility of staff and contractors in terminals, on aprons and in port yards. Indoors, anchors are installed in passenger terminals, baggage halls, control rooms and maintenance buildings. Outdoors, robust anchors and wireless beacons cover aprons, gate areas, loading berths, Ro-Ro ramps and container blocks. Workers carry compact UWB badges, wristbands or helmet-mounted tags that update their position several times per second.
On top of the positioning layer, the GridRTLS platform supports practical operations and safety use cases: locating the nearest ground crew or technician, enforcing safety zones around aircraft and quay cranes, monitoring entry into restricted areas, and generating digital muster lists during emergencies. Historical tracks and heatmaps help operations and HSE teams review incidents, optimise routes and prove compliance to authorities and customers.
