an emergency-use rescue signal (radio beacon) transmitter, which every participant is required to carry, and can also refer to a desert landmark (air route marker)
A balise is an electronic beacon placed between the rails of a railway as part of an Automatic Train Protection system. The French word "balise" is used to distinguish these beacons from other kinds of beacon. Balises typically need no power source and are powered by a radio frequency antenna mounted on the train.
Balise is a visual Java GUI Builder based on/aimed at the Buoy Toolkit . The GUI definition is stored in a Buoy XML definition file that can be loaded at run time. The design process is entirely graphical.