Congratulations to Mr. Askin and his students; Donnachadh Barry, Luke Benson & Paul McDonagh (AKA Team SAP Ireland) on winning the Google Trailblazer Award for groups and coming second overall in the senior technology category. Their project was entitled "iCollapse app" which is a very innovative mobile phone application which uses the accelerometer built into the smartphone to detect when a person collapses.
Should a person collapse, an alarm will sound encouraging a passer-by to remove the user’s phone and call the enlisted help contact(s) which will be displayed on screen. It also includes instructions telling the passer-by as to how best to help the user recover. The app locates the person using Google Maps and it is hoped a live service will be possible whereby an SMS will automatically be sent to the help contacts or emergency services giving the necessary details of the user and their location.
Team SAP have decided that this application should be free to everyone!
For more information you can find Team SAP Ireland at http://teamsapireland.com
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