Abstract: A method and system for benchmarking a trade compliance program against government agency standards comprised of a database of government agency standards cross-referenced to trade compliance program elements and a web-based interface for user access to the trade compliance program elements. The user inputs information regarding the trade compliance program elements present in the user's trade compliance program. The method and system cross-reference the program elements present in the user's trade compliance program with government agency standards on the database and provide a count of government agency standards met by the user's trade compliance program, and provide a count of government agency standards that are not met by the user's trade compliance program.

Abstract: A method for alerting a user locator entity of data on lost persons comprising providing a check-in entity that stores user activity data including a check-in time and that transmits the user activity data to at least one user locator entity upon failure of the user to communicate with the check-in entity prior to the check-in time.

Abstract: A method for automatically transmitting information on a lost person comprising the steps of storing user messages containing personal, travel, and outdoor recreation activity information on a database system and transmitting the user messages to predetermined message destinations upon the failure of the user to check in at a predetermined time the user registered with the system.