A GLOBAL tracking app which can be used to help avoid hazardous situations is now more widely available.

Vismo Tracking Solutions, which has been developed by York-based mobile specialist Cellhire, has announced that its Vismo Global Tracking App is available on Windows 10 phones, complementing its availability on android smartphones, BlackBerries, the iPhone and iPad and selected satellite phones.

The company said people can use the app to help them avoid terrorist or other incidents or ensure their safety if they are caught up in them

Colin Dale, business development director at Vismo, said: “One of the most reassuring features of the app is the panic button it creates on users’ phones. Users can also put the button on their Apple Watch to remotely activate the app on their iPhone.

“Activating the button sends an immediate alert to a secure central monitoring website.” When an alert is received, the website initiates SMS and email alerts to defined recipients, including emergency and other services, containing details of the app user and their location, allowing the services to offer advice on the situation.

If users’ panic buttons have not been activated and there is an incident in their vicinity, they are sent alerts.