Location Tracking
Know where every asset is—rooms, buildings, job sites, vehicles—with quick updates and clear visibility.
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Location Tracking
Location tracking lets you know where every asset is—across rooms, buildings, job sites, and vehicles—with quick updates and clear visibility.
What Location Tracking Solves
Without clear location tracking, organizations struggle with:
- Equipment misplaced: Items end up in the wrong room, closet, or site with no record.
- Departments not knowing where items are stored: Each team maintains separate mental models of where things should be.
- Job site confusion: Tools and gear move constantly, and no one knows what's where.
- Mixed inventories: Equipment from different programs or departments gets intermingled.
- Room-to-room movement: Assets shift between locations without anyone updating records.
Location tracking solves these problems by making every movement visible and every update fast.
How Shelf Tracks Locations
Manual or QR-Based Updates
Update an asset's location with a quick scan or a few taps. When equipment moves, staff can log the new location in seconds—no forms, no delays.
Hierarchical Locations
Organize locations into logical structures: buildings, floors, rooms, storage areas, vehicles, and job sites. Shelf supports nested hierarchies that match how your organization actually works.
Integrated with Custody
Location and custody work together:
- Location = where the item is
- Custody = who has it
Both update independently, giving you complete visibility into an asset's status.
See: Custody
Visibility Across Workspaces
Track locations across departments, programs, or sites using workspaces. Each team manages its own inventory while administrators see the full picture.
See: Workspaces
Benefits
- Faster operations with instant location lookups
- Reduced equipment loss through consistent location updates
- Clarity across teams with shared visibility
- Easy audits with complete location history
- Better planning knowing what's stored where
- Scalable across sites with hierarchical location structures
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