{"id":10115,"date":"2016-03-31T10:05:50","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T08:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/?p=10115"},"modified":"2016-04-04T11:06:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T09:06:29","slug":"a-companion-to-keep-you-safe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/2016\/03\/a-companion-to-keep-you-safe\/","title":{"rendered":"[:en]A companion for peace of mind[:af]`n Virtuele metgesel vir jou gemoedsrus[:]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"companion2\"We can’t do much about the crime and violence in our country, but we can utilise technology to try and improve\u00a0our safety.<\/p>\n

One example of this\u00a0is an app created by five\u00a0University of Michigan students who were concerned about safety on their campus – something we can identify with after recent incidents on our own campus.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Companion<\/em> app<\/a>\u00a0tracks your route as you head home and allows you to add a virtual companion, one of your contact, whether it’s a friend, family member or boyfriend\/girlfriend. The concept is that this will make you feel a bit safer and less anxious while walking alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The apps allows the other person to monitor your route by GPS and also provides the means to raise an alarm if something should happen. Apart from tracking you via GPS, it also occasionally asks you whether you are ok. If you don’t reply, it will then notify your contact. The same action is executed when a trip is taking longer than the expected time, you start running or your earphones are pulled from the device. You then have 15 seconds to respond before an alert is send.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Companion<\/em> also has two alert buttons. One reading\u00a0“I Feel Nervous”, which will contact your companion and\u00a0“Call the Police”, which will alert emergency services. One of the biggest advantages of the app is it’s ability to show exactly where a user is, so he\/she can easily be located by GPS coordinates.<\/p>\n

Users of Companion<\/em> type in the address of the destination on the app and click\u00a0“Start a Trip”. You are then prompted to\u00a0“Add Companions” from your contacts. The contact receives a text to download the app, but can also just click a link to track the route on a live map.<\/p>\n

Once you are home safe, the app will send a message to your companion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Companion<\/em> can be downloaded for free on iOS <\/a>and Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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[SOURCES:\u00a0http:\/\/gadgets.ndtv.com<\/a>, http:\/\/www.theguardian.com<\/a>, http:\/\/fortune.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\"companion2\"<\/p>\n

Ons kan nie veel\u00a0doen aan die geweld en misdaad in ons land nie. Maar ons kan wel tegnologie inspan om\u00a0dit te bestuur.<\/p>\n

Een voorbeeld hiervan is `n toepassing wat vyf studente ontwerp het, omdat hulle bekommerd was oor veiligheid op hulle die Universiteit van Michigan-kampus.<\/p>\n

Die\u00a0Companion-<\/em>toepassing<\/a>\u00a0volg jou roete soos jy huistoe beweeg\u00a0en laat jou \u00a0\u0149 virtuele metgesel, jou wederhelfte, `n vriend of vriendin of \u0149 familielid is, byvoeg op jou roete. Die idee is dat dit jou veiliger en minder onrustig\u00a0sal laat voel wanneer jy alleen moet\u00a0stap.<\/p>\n

Die toepassing laat jou metgesel\u00a0jou roete via GPS monitor\u00a0volg\u00a0en bied ook die platform om iemand vinnig in kennis te stel in geval van \u0149 noodgeval\u00a0. Behalwe vir GPS sporing, vra die toepassing ook sporadies of jy nog ok is. Indien jy nie vinnig genoeg reageer nie, word jou virtuele metgesel in kennis gestel.<\/p>\n

Dieselfde aksie word uitgevoer wanneer die roete ongewoon langer neem, jy begin hardloop of as jou oorfone skielik uitgeruk word. Jy kry 15 sekondes om te reageer voordat die alarm aktiveer word.<\/p>\n

Companion<\/em> het twee alarmknoppies. “I Feel Nervous” kontak jou metgesel en\u00a0“Call the Police” bel outomaties nooddienste. Een van die grootste voordele van die toepassing is sy vermoe\u00eb om aan te dui waar\u00a0jy\u00a0is, sodat jy\u00a0maklik deur middel van GPS ko\u00f6rdinate opgespoor kan word.<\/p>\n

Om Companion\u00a0<\/em>te begin gebruik, tik jou eindbestemming se adres in en kliek op\u00a0“Start a Trip”. Jy sal gevra word om \u0149 persoon\u00a0by te voeg uit jou kontaklys. Die persoon\u00a0ontvang \u0149 SMS waarmee die toepassing afgelaai kan word of kliek net op \u0149 skakel om die roete in werklike tyd op \u0149 kaart te volg.<\/p>\n

Sodra jy veilig tuis is, sal \u00a0\u0149 boodskap na jou kontakpersoon gestuur word.<\/p>\n

Companion<\/em> kan gratis afgelaai word vir\u00a0iOS<\/a>\u00a0en\u00a0Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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[BRONNE:\u00a0http:\/\/gadgets.ndtv.com<\/a>, http:\/\/www.theguardian.com<\/a>, http:\/\/fortune.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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