Tracking system and method

A tracking system comprising one or more processors configured to:

• respond to a receipt of work data, including data detailing an infestation at a location, from a data provider logged in to an infestation tracking system by:
• update an existing record in a database according to the received work data indicative of at least the location of an infestation or other item of interest upon determining the record corresponds to the location based on a geographical matching process by including the received work data and automatically appending data provider data of the data provider based on a logged-in account;
• create a new record in the database according to the received work data upon determining that no record corresponding to the location exists based on a geographical matching process by including the received work data and automatically appending data provider data of the data provider based on the logged-in account;
• determine whether any properties of interest registered by users who have subscribed to an alert system are in a risk area corresponding to the updated record or the new record, based on a geographical matching process, wherein the property data of each property of interest is indicative of an address or location of the property;
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• upon determining that one or more properties are in a risk area, cause a transmission of a notification based on the updated record or the new record to each respective user using contact information for a user associated with the property, the notification including an indication of the data provider.

A tracking method comprising:

• receiving, at a tracking module, work data detailing an infestation at a location from a data provider logged in to an infestation tracking system;
• updating an existing record in a database according to the received work data upon determining the record corresponds to the location based on a geographical matching process by including the received work data and automatically appending data provider data of the data provider based on a logged-in account;
• creating a new record in the database according to the received work data upon determining that no record corresponding to the location exists based on a geographical matching process by including the received work data and automatically appending data provider data of the data provider based on the logged-in account
• receiving, at the tracking module, property data related to properties of interest from users who have subscribed to an alert system, the property data of each property of interest indicative of an address of a property or location of the property and contact information for a user associated with the property;
• responsive to receipt of the work data, determining at the tracking module whether any properties of interest are in a risk area corresponding to the updated record or the new record;
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• upon the tracking module determining that one or more properties are in a risk area, transmitting a notification based on the updated record or the new record to each respective user using the contact information for the user associated with the property, the notification including an indication of the data provider.