Case Study: a 500-person security company achieves real-time blue force tracking with Emergent

500-person Security Company builds two production-grade tools in 5 months with Emergent

The customer, a 500-person security company, faced a critical coordination challenge. Their drone pilot and operations manager needed a real-time blue force tracking app for field teams but found existing options inadequate. Consumer apps like Life360 lacked bidirectional communication, while military-grade software cost an estimated $800 per user, which was prohibitively expensive. Without a development budget, building a custom solution was not feasible.

Using Emergent, the operations manager built a custom blue force tracking application with no coding required. The Emergent-based solution provided real-time, two-way tactical intelligence on a shared map, fulfilling the team's needs. This resulted in a fully functional tool built in five months at a fraction of the cost of military software, enabling a 500-person rollout and even plans to commercialize the app.