1. In an environment comprising a precision positioning system adapted to provide position information corresponding to an entity within the environment and an entity recognition system adapted to provide information identifying the entity, a method of recognizing an action undertaken by the entity within the environment, the method comprising: determining, by the entity recognition system, an identity of the entity; determining, by the precision positioning system, position data corresponding to at least a portion of the entity within the environment, the environment comprising a space substantially larger than the entity; comparing the position data to at least one known action corresponding to a predetermined task within the environment; recognizing the action when the position data compares favorably with the at least one known action; and determining whether the entity is authorized to perform the action based on the identity of the entity.