Appendix A: Global Positioning System Monitoring Alerts

An overview of system monitoring alerts.

Table of Contents

Overview

Alert

Description

Tier 1—One-Piece Wearable Miniature Tracking Device (WMTD)* Alerts

 

Exclusion Zone

The offender has violated a Zone set up by the courts. . . . Exclusion zones are a geographic area used to define off-limits to the offender.

Strap

The strap has been compromised, or removed, by the offender. This may also be due to a new installation or equipment change or deletion.

Tamper

The 1 Piece (WMTD) has been compromised in some form.

Tier 1—Two-Piece XT/ Bracelet Alerts

 

Bracelet§ Gone

Occurs when the offender is out of range of the [2 Piece XT] or Bracelet Battery dies.

Bracelet Strap

The strap has been compromised, or removed, by the offender.

Exclusion Zone

The offender has violated a Zone set up by the courts. . . . Exclusion zones are a geographic area used to define off-limits to the offender.

Tamper

The [2 Piece XT] has been compromised and/or tampered with.

Tier 2—One-Piece Alerts

 

Battery

The battery is getting low and the device needs to be charged.

Home Curfew||

If the 1 Piece (WMTD) has a home schedule set and the 1 Piece (WMTD) is not in range of the Beacon during this time, a curfew violation will be generated.

Inclusion Zone

The offender has violated a Zone set up by the courts. . . . Inclusion zones are areas like home, work or school where the offender is confined during a defined schedule.

Unable to Connect

The 1 Piece (WMTD) has a defined call-in interval, every hour. If the 1 Piece (WMTD) is unable to call in at its defined call-in interval, a default 90 minute grace period will go into effect. If the default 90 minute grace period expires and the 1 Piece (WMTD) has still not called in, a violation will appear on the event monitor.

Tier 2—Two-Piece Alerts

 

In Charger

The [2 Piece XT] is NOT in the assigned Base Unit or attached to the wall charger when the In Charger schedule is in effect.

Inclusion Zone

The offender has violated a Zone set up by the courts. . . . Inclusion zones are areas like home, work or school where the offender is confined during a defined schedule.

Unable to Connect

The [2 Piece XT] has a defined call-in interval of one hour. If the [2 Piece XT] is unable to call [the Attenti Group] at its defined call-in interval, a default 90 minute grace period will go into effect. If the default 90 minute grace period expires and the [2 Piece XT] has still not called in, the [Attenti Group] database will create this alarm.

XT Battery

The [2 Piece XT] battery is low and needs to be charged.

Tier 3—One-Piece Alerts

 

Beacon Battery Low

The backup battery in the Beacon is designed to last 24 hours. This alarm will be generated when the battery is getting low.

Beacon Power Disconnected

A Beacon . . . Power Disconnect alarm will be generated if the Beacon is disconnected from or loses power.

Beacon Location Untrusted

The Beacon Location Un-Trusted alarm will be generated if any of the following conditions occur:

  • If the . . . power is lost in conjunction with motion detection
  • If the Beacon detects excessive motion, whether or not it has . . . power
  • If the Beacon detects loss of power for over one hour
  • If the Beacon backup battery dies

Motion No Global Positioning System (GPS)

Occurs when the 1 piece (WMTD) has accumulated 20 minutes of motion in a 60-minute period without receiving a signal from the GPS satellites.

Tier 3—Two-Piece Alerts

 

Base Unit A/C Power Disconnected

The base unit has lost A/C power and is running on the battery back-up.

Base Unit Battery

The Base Unit has been running on the back-up battery and is about to lose power.

Base Unit Phone Line Disconnected

The phone line has been removed from the Base Unit.

Base Unit Tamper

The Base Unit has been compromised and/or tampered with.

Base Unit Unable to Connect

The Base Unit has not called out in over 6.5 hours. The Base Unit calls the server 4 times a day at six hour intervals.

Bracelet Battery

The Bracelet battery is getting low; the bracelet must be replaced within 5 days.

Phone Number Caller ID

Signals the offender may have moved the Base Unit to a new phone line or home.

XT Motion No GPS

Occurs when the [2 Piece XT] has accumulated 10 minutes of motion in a 60-minute period without receiving a signal from the GPS satellites.

*     This is a device that uses GPS satellites to establish an offender’s location.

†     The strap attaches a GPS device to an offender’s ankle.

‡     This is a handheld device that receives information from GPS satellites and an ankle bracelet and then uses its modem to transmit information to Attenti Event Monitor Manager using a cellular network.

§     This is a GPS device worn on an offender’s ankle.

||   The beacon that triggers this alert is a unit placed in an offender’s home that communicates with a one-piece tracking device through radio frequency.

 

 

Date published: November 8, 2021

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