University of Hertfordshire and Ortus Telematics Limited KTP 23_24 R6

An ambulance crew arrives at an emergency, only to find a defibrillator battery is dead or a vital piece of equipment is missing from the vehicle. This project tackles that exact problem by creating a unified digital system that tracks every piece of medical equipment in real time, using live GPS, RFID tags, and a single vehicle management platform. Currently, emergency services often rely on manual checks and separate, incompatible systems to monitor their assets, which wastes time and risks equipment being unavailable when needed. The Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Hertfordshire and Ortus Telematics Limited will develop software that compares RFID data against expected inventories and provides live location tracking for all critical gear. If successful, this system could make emergency response faster and safer by ensuring that every ambulance is fully stocked and ready before it reaches a patient. It also simplifies vehicle management for fleet operators, reducing administrative burden. The impact is practical and immediate: fewer delays, fewer equipment failures, and more reliable care when every second counts.