What Is A Beacon?
A beacon is a purposely noticeable device that is designed to attract attention to a certain location.
Beacons are undeniably one of the most beneficial devices that we have that helps not only in providing safety, but also security.
There are many different types of beacons on the market today, from aircraft beacons to telephone beacons, they are all used for a particular purpose and play a vital role in their application.
Today beacons are electronic devices that light up when power is applied, however beacons have been around for much longer than the modern day! In the past, beacon fires were lit to assist and alert people to a danger – for example used in lighthouses for navigation at sea and even for signalling in war that an enemy was approaching to alert defences. Beacon systems have been used for centuries in this way.
Coming back to today’s age, with the use of modern technology beacons have been used to assist and support many different applications and continue to work well as they draw the attention required to create a safe and secure environment.
Such applications include:
– Giving safe direction
– Alert of high-rise structures
– Emergency vehicles
– Flood alert