WHAT IS VTU SAFE CAMPUS APP ?
VTU Safe campus app is a mobile based personal safety application which empowers the students and faculty of VTU to raise an alert from the application when in danger and directly inform the campus security/ response control centre. On raising an alert the application automatically transmits distress sms to pre-defined contacts of the user and notifies the campus security/response control centre, while simultaneously transmitting the location of the user along with Video/Photographs and audio data captured by the application. The application also automatically calls the pre-defined contacts or a default number, it also intelligently tracks the user when the alert is on.
OBJECTIVE:
To empower the students and faculty of Visvesvaraya Technological University to connect with the campus security, friends and family immediately along with audio/video situational evidence, the moment they feel unsafe or threatened.
To initiate multiple necessary actions with a single press of a button.
To ensure faster campus security response by helping them with relevant data such as the location and audio/video situation of the user.
VTU SAFE CAMPUS CAN HELP IN SITUATIONS LIKE
Stalking
Ragging
Sexual assault
Security threat
Medical emergencies
Eve-teasing
Reporting malpractices
Submitting complaints or repair work needed within the campus
VTU SAFE CAMPUS APP FEATURES
SOS BUTTON:
VTU Safe campus application has 5 alert buttons which can be easily activated by the user to raise an alert when in danger. The five alert buttons are:
Personal Alert Button: Users can notify via text message/e-mails, auto call and send their location to their trusted contacts stored in the application when in danger.
Anti Ragging Button: Empowers the user to report cases of ragging with live location and audio/video data to the concern authorities of the university.
Sexual Harassment Button: Empowers the user to discreetly notify the campus security/authorities along with trusted contacts cases of sexual harassment with audio and video data.
Security Alert Button: Users can immediately inform the Safe campus response control centre, when feeling unsafe or concern about one’s security. This alert is also supplemented by location and audio/video data.
Medical Alert Button: When raising this alert, the medical contacts of the user are immediately notified via sms/e-mail and auto-call. The safe campus response control centre also receives the alert on their control monitors. This alert is also supplemented by medical data(stored by the user) , location and audio/video data
Location & Live Tracking: Instantly displays the user location and allow for live tracking when the alert is on
Audio/Video: Automatic 30 seconds pre –alert audio and post –alert 20 seconds video or 5 photographs depending on the user mobile phone.
Auto Call: The application can automatically call the pre-selected contacts of the user or a default number when raising an alert.
Critical Phone & Personal Details: The battery & network strength of the user’s phone as well as the medical details can be displayed on the response control centre.
No Data Connection: when there is no data connection the application will still notify the pre selected contacts via sms and the moment data connection is restored, the audio/video data will be sent.
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