Osaka Institute of Technology
Location-based real-time rescue application Shelperg
One Button to Connect People and Their thoughts
Shelperg is an application designed for inclusive disaster prevention, where no one is left behind.When a person seeking help presses the HELP button, their location is displayed on a map of people around them, making it easy for them to indicate their willingness to help.Screen color correction and compass functions are also included.Highly anonymous and can be used during disasters.Future plans include a function to display floor and person appearance information.
| Organization | Osaka Institute of Technology |
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| Information | Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) is a private university in Osaka, Japan. It started as "Kansai Engineering Technical School" in 1922, and it gained a 4-year university status and changed its name to "Osaka Institute of Technology" in 1949. It has three campuses: the Omiya Campus is a main campus located in Asahi-ku, Osaka, the Umeda Campus is a new campus opened in 2017 in Downtown Osaka, and the Hirakata Campus is in Hirakata City on the foothill between Osaka and Kyoto. |
| Website | http://www.oit.ac.jp |
| Department | Graduate School and Faculty of Robotics and Design |
| Person in-charge | Akira INOUE |
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| Address | 1-45 Chayamachi Kita-ku,Osaka, Japan |
