ALERT! APP

Created by: Jasmine Lambert

ALERT! APP

Send alerts when in danger.

What is the “ALERT!” APP?

This free app is meant to be helpful in a dangerous situation. In this app, you will input up to 3 emergency contacts. When you feel you may be in danger, simply press the ALERT button in the app and it will send your location to each of your emergency contacts along with a message informing them that you are in danger.

Goal

The ultimate goal in mind when creating this app was to ensure one’s safety if they ever felt that they were in danger.

Background

As the years pass, crime rates seem to go up. This app would be very useful for those in college. They are entering a new environment and it is their first time being on their own. This app provides a sense of security for these students as well as any given individual in the world.

Personal

My personal experience with being on my own influenced me to create this app to help others as well as myself. Living in a city, there may be a lot of instances when you encounter an uncertain situation and this app would be perfect for that. This way you may alert someone if you feel like you could be in danger.

App Design

Features

- Directory for your emergency contacts- ALERT button to alert your emergency contacts- Location services that enables your phone to

share your current location with contacts

How to use

The design of this app was set up to be an easy to use interface. There is a tab at the bottom labeled “CONTACTS”. To add your contacts you will go into this tab and add their name and number. The only other tab, on the bottom right, is the “ALERT” tab which is how you can send an alert to your contacts which will automatically share your location with them.

Why is this important?

The importance of this app is to send your current location out to emergency contacts when you feel you may be in danger. This will then automatically share your location with them just in case anything were to happen. Being a college student myself in a new city, I know this app could be very useful. It will also help give parents peace of mind if they’re sending their child away from home.

Who am I helping?

Initially, I created this app with the intention to help college students across the world. This app is not made ONLY for college students. Anyone may use this app. Everyone might encounter a dangerous situation at least once in their life and now they can rely on this app to help alert a trusted contact when they feel that they are in danger.

Links Kidnapping in Philly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLRiQRdOMP0

College Crime Statistics:1. http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/college-rankings-

blog/2014/09/09/us-news-publishes-college-crime-statistics-loan-default-data 2. http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/nibrs/crime-in-schools-and-colleges3. http://concealedcampus.org/campus-crime/4. http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/college-rankings-

blog/2014/05/08/frequently-asked-questions-about-federal-campus-crime-statistics

5. http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/crimestats