A Web Application for Location Recording and Rescue Request Using Twitter

We developed a prototype of a web application, which enabled supported users (e.g., elderly and handicapped people as well as children) requiring daily support to share their location coordinates via Twitter. Supporting users (families, relatives, or neighbors of the supported user) can then check t...

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Published inProceedings of the International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications (PDPTA) pp. 209 - 215
Main Authors Nishikawa, Shuji, Ohtsuka, Yuuto, Uchida, Osamu, Ishii, Hiroshi, Utsu, Keisuke
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Athens The Steering Committee of The World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering and Applied Computing (WorldComp) 01.01.2017
Subjects
Applications programs
Children
Dementia
Disasters
Earthquakes
Emergency procedures
International conferences
Local government
Older people
People with disabilities
Recording
Smartphones
Social networks
Studies
User requirements
Japan
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Summary:We developed a prototype of a web application, which enabled supported users (e.g., elderly and handicapped people as well as children) requiring daily support to share their location coordinates via Twitter. Supporting users (families, relatives, or neighbors of the supported user) can then check the location coordinates of the supported user whenever required. In addition, the supported users can use this application to easily send a rescue request on Twitter whenever required. The rescue request is automatically notified to the service provider 's account, which was designed for receiving such requests. Emergency assistance employees (local government workers or rescue experts) can refer to the request, and execute the supporting activities. The application will be helpful for self-assistance, mutual assistance, and public assistance in both the daily and emergency situations. Furthermore, this research reported detailed operational tests of the application.