Athena: A Mobile Based Application for Women's Safety with GPS Tracking and Police Notification for Rizal Province

Abstract

The study aims to develop a Mobile Based Application for Woman's Safety to help authorities track criminals through the use of the said application by providing real-time SMS Notification, GPS Tracking, and direct emergency call to nearby police station inside the province. Rizal province was chosen as the beneficiary of this study during this phase. The system will also help authorities prevent crimes before it happens depending on the user response. The study is best suited for individuals commuting to uncomfortable destinations. The study requires users to have an active mobile network load to maximize the potential of the system. It involves host server which accept and process complaints initiated by the users. The development of the “Athena: A Mobile Based Application for Woman's Safety with GPS Tracking and Police Notification for Rizal Province” utilizes Agile methodology in Android platform provide the following functions: sends notification via SMS, video and image capturing, and direct calling the police and GPS tracking in time of distress. The developed system also showed its effectivity in processing the different features stated in the scope and delimitations of the study.