Determining location based on nearby devices

A method comprising:

• receiving a user device event message with proximate location data in a user device messaging format, wherein the proximate location data was received by the user device from a proximate device over a wireless personal area network;
• after receiving a user updates request from a set of overwatch devices, automatically generating a set of server location update messages based on the proximate location data;
• and
• transmitting the set of server location update messages to the set of overwatch devices.

A system comprising:

• a processor and a memory;
• an application, wherein the application executes on the processor, uses the memory, and is configured for:
• receiving, by the processor, a user device event message with proximate location data in a user device messaging format, wherein the proximate location data was received by the user device from a proximate device over a wireless personal area network;
• after receiving a user updates request from a set of overwatch devices, automatically generating, by the processor, a set of server location update messages based on the proximate location data;
• and
• transmitting, by the processor, the set of server location update messages to the set of overwatch devices.