Electronic devices for locating and tracking people and sports equipment using a wireless transceiver device that is attached to the sport equipment or worn on the body that is activated to notify others in the event of a distress event; computer application software for transmitting data from a mobile device and a wireless telecommunication device to an online computer system; online computer system for retrieving and storing data transmitted from a mobile device comprised of wireless communication devices for voice, data or image transmission, computers and computer software for receiving, storing and accessing data and information transmitted from an alert transceiver or mobile device and transmitting same to emergency response systems, organizations, user groups, transceivers and mobile devices; computer software for receiving and tracking the location of a mobile device; computer software used for relaying electronic and wireless data concerning individual users via global positioning system, global communication networks and electronic and wireless devices, namely, via mobile phones, communication devices and computers; computer and mobile device software for transmitting alerts and data from a user's mobile device to a community of users, including first responders; computer and mobile device software for monitoring and managing data from a user during distress events