Tracking-based safety systems provider Spidertracks says it meets the criteria to provide tracking services for aerial firefighting operations in Australia. The New Zealand-based company is already providing tracking services for many firefighting operators across Australia and will continue to do so under the Australian National Aerial Firefighting Centre's (NAFC) initiative to standardize tracking of firefighting and related operations across the eight states. The NAFC has chosen to implement a system that will see tracking data integrated into one system, but will allow operators to choose which tracking solution to use based on their individual needs. Spidertracks meets the NAFC's criteria of being able to provide real-time tracking data, continuously, enabling greater coordination of resources between the various agencies involved. Company Director Bruce Bartley says “we have proven ourselves in a similar environment in North America, providing flight following services to contractors to US and Canadian fire and forestry sectors, who require all of their contractors to have an approved Automated Flight Following system." Spidertracks has satellite texting capability, which meets the NAFC's desire to include SMS messaging capability and event logging as part of its system in the future.