Systems and methods for location-based group tracking and notifications

A method of generating a notification to a location-based notification group, the notification group comprising one or more group members, using a processor, the method comprising:

• receiving a device identifier and a geographical location at the processor, the device identifier for uniquely identifying an electronic device associated with a locatable group member of the one or more group members;
• determining if the geographical location corresponds to an assigned location associated with the notification group in a database, using the processor;
• and
• if the geographical location corresponds to the assigned location:
• storing in the database that the locatable group member is located at the assigned location, using the processor;
• and
• transmitting the notification from the processor to each of the one or more group members, the notification indicating that the locatable group member is presently located at the assigned location.

A system for creating a location-based notification group, the system comprising:

• a processor in communication with a network;
• and
• a memory in communication with the processor, the memory for storing:
• a database;
• a notification group management engine for:
• receiving a group creation request, the group creation request comprising a request to create a generic group including one or more prospective group members;
• creating the generic group in the database based on the group creation request, the generic group comprising the one or more prospective group members;
• receiving a location assignment request, the location assignment request comprising a request to create an assigned location including a geographical location;
• creating the assigned location in the database based on the location assignment request, the assigned location comprising the geographical location;
• receiving an association request, the association request comprising a request to create the notification group associating the generic group with the assigned location;
• creating the notification group in the database, based on the association request;
• transmitting an invitation request to each of the one or more prospective group members of the generic group, in response to creating the notification group;
• receiving an acceptance of the invitation request from at least one group member of the one or more prospective group members;
• and
• assigning the at least one group member to the notification group in the database, in response to receiving the acceptance of the invitation request.