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Barangay Namunga, Rosario, Batangas
College of Industrial Technology *** College of Industrial Technology *** College of Industrial Technology *** College of Industrial Technology
TOPIC PROPOSAL
Name:
EBITE DIANA ROSE REYES
Surname First Name Middle Name
Program: BACHELOR OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

MAJOR IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
TOPIC NO. 1
I. GENERAL SUBJECT AREA:
Application of Medical Technology in the Implementation of Mobile apps and post disaster
safety checks.
II. SPECIFIC TOPIC:

Development of a calamity responder application.
III. RESEARCH DETAILS:
Introduction:
The last five years has been revolutionary for the development of mobile applications related with
disaster-communication, making it more accessible through smart-phones. Digital applications (apps).
Information rapidly reaches more people at the. Same time without the need to be handled by media or a
disaster agency. George and Kim (2014)referred the use of social media on post-disaster situation as
becoming more common and on demand for useful apps to spread information about a potential threat,
communicate the user's current situation or checking on other people. Post-disaster mobile apps have a
huge variety of possible application such as help people to find shelter, food, or fuel. Although mobile
phones are mainly to talk and messaging, Shih, Seneviratne, and Ilaria (2013) recorded smartphones
being widely used for operations including, chatting and acceding to social networks; they can get us
further in communication and be quite handy for disaster risk reduction. Apps allow users to get involved
in crisis situations whenever they can connect to their network. George and Kim (2014) studied previous
cases related to the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing, Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the 2011 Great East Japan
Earthquake and the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, have been used for describing the level of use of digital
communication by governmental and non-governmental groups to try to find and identify suspicious
people. Another case reports to Nepal, where after the avalanche occurred on October 15, 2014, social
networking was used by the Annapurna Nepal Avalanche and Blizzard Info Share Community (n.d.),
creating a Facebook (FB) page to share updated information about the natural disaster and help Internet
users to track hikers. The community site has published a link to a BlogSpot containing a list of people
trekking on the Annapurna at that time, and as well helpful information related to last known locations
and status update of the rescue efforts. The objective of this paper is to give examples of mobile apps for
post-disaster safety check available for typical smartphones or tablets. Mobile apps work based on server
updates to feed mobile devices whenever connected to a network, and usually done through subscribed
data pack or Wi-Fi connection. The self-contained program downloaded to the device, the app, is intuitive
to allow users to navigate through different menus and use the powerful web browser specifically
designed to list selected information. Niroshinie, Seng, and Wenny (2013) has observed some programs
requiring location dataMin order to combine with specific features, and Samantha (2014) described Post-
disaster apps as able to triangulate information collected from the user's profile, Internet Protocol address
(IP address) from the last login registered, and GPS coordinates from the rescue team or where the
disaster has happened. Furthermore, user's profile with a registered phone number might have the
possibility to receive notification via SMS with related to the disaster. For more advanced devices, apps
can be set to record sound and video to be sent together with GPS location to the server. Once uploaded,
the information is resent to local emergency service.
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Background of Study:
Post-disaster mobile apps
At the time of this research, and based on Internet reviews, the three most popular search
engines used to find post-disaster mobile apps were Google, Yahoo and Bing, and from a list of
four relevant operational systems running digital applications only Android and iOS for
iPhone/iPad were found relevant by user's preference. Windows Operational System for phone
and tablets, Blackberry Operational System for the same brand company name, and web Open
Source (webOS) a Linux kernel-based operating system used by Hewlett-Packard, Palm, and
now LG were not relevant for the study. To reduce bias when typing the
keywords'android+iphonetsunami app', each search engine was tested on three different days and
on three different computers using different IP address. Although they were tested four different
operational systems, the list revealed interesting links only for Android and iOS. Their play store
called Google Play and iTunes was also listed among interesting pages such as Emergency 2.0
Wiki apps,
Appcrawlr, sites directed to inform the public about preparedness, response and recovery
from natural disasters. Another interesting site was the new application developed by FB, called
Facebook Safety Check which was launched right when the avalanche in Nepal has occurred.
Emergency 2.0 Wiki apps the site is a global source for users of new technologies and social
media applied to emergencies allowing user's interaction with software using web 2.0. The
general overview is divided in general apps and some other specifically designed for countries
like United States of America, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Seven global apps
developed for iOS related with disaster alert can be downloaded for earthquake, tsunami, storm
surge, emergency SOS, crowd sourcing and emergency recovery, and only three for Android.
Regarding individual countries listed, apps give alert for first aid, emergency awareness and
preparation, hurricane, emergency recovery, emergency SOS, bus-fire, and volunteering. An
interesting fact is that Emergency wiki 2.0 has four apps for people with disability where in some
cases apps have a screen reader suitable to visual disability, and assists to navigate through the
different functions to give relevant information, apps for deaf and hearing impaired users. There
is one app specifically designed to assist individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and
communicate in case of emergency. The website is an app discovery engine and a keyword filter
can be applied to be more specific on the type of applications users are looking for. The best key-
wording to find apps related with post-tsunami safety check is simply writing 'tsunami alert' and
14apps were displayed with print-screens and some information about individual features for
each app. For indecisive users, there is the possibility to compare different apps and a new table
will be displayed with key points for comparison, such as price, users rating, the number of
reviews each app has, and even a popularity trend is shown for appreciation.
Objectives of the Study:

The general objective of the study is to develop a calamity responder application.
Specifically, the study aims to:

1. Design a calamity responder application.
2. Fabricate a safety of all employees and visitors of the site facility.
3. Test the program to identify a historical records and procedures for business operation
in the event of disaster.
4. Evaluate the recover lost or damaged records or information after a disaster.
5. Write a secure business sites and facilities.

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Scope and Limitations

This study focuses on the development of a new technologies mobile calamity
responder application that can be very handy for users seeking safety and also be a good
asset for post-disaster risk management, the actual demand for mobile. Apps shows
interest on safety and what concerns have become more common. Currently, software
developers design apps suitable to provide precise information about a certain subject, for
example alerts can be displayed on smartphones and users can share the same message by
adding a feed in their social network. Information spreads very fast and is able to reach
more people at the same time, although since the moment the mobile device is not
connected to a network, or does not have data pack service, the apps is not accurate, or
does not work, requiring connection for data update from the server. Likewise on Chan's
(2012) study, there are also concerns about failure to communicate in case networks are
down due to a disaster, forcing users to relocate to coverage areas to communicate and
report their situation. Although, there are also apps able to provide information to
mitigate impacts and provide guidance to find shelters or deliver first aid to someone in
the need. Apps can also be educative.
Schedule of Activities
ACTIVITY M1 M2 M3 M4 M5
1. Planning & Gathering Information
2. Designing the layout of the Prototype
Materials acquisition
3. Fabrication of the Prototype
4. Testing and Improving the Prototype
5. Documentation
Resource Requirements
Reading resources:
Books, Technology and Research Journals, Internet articles
Software:
Calamity responder application
IDE
Hardware:
Arduino Microcontroller, Protoboard, Speaker Amp and Speaker
Expected Output
1. Low-Cost Arduino calamity responder application
2. Complete project documentation
IV. LITERATURE CITED:
George, H., & Kim, H. (2014). Disaster Communications in a Changing Media World.
Waltham, MA, USA: Butterworth-Heinemann..
Shih, F., Seneviratne, O., Ilaria L., Evan, P., Patrick, M. & Carlos, C. (2013).
Democratizing Mobile App Development for Disaster Management. In Sebastian
Anika S., Stephan S., Freddy L., Biplav S., Zaiqing N., & Christian G. (Eds.). Joi
Proceedings of the Workshop on AI Problems and Approaches for Intelligent
Environments and Workshop on Semantic Cities (AIIP '13), ACM (pp. 39-42), New
York, NY, USA.
The Annapurna Nepal Avalanche and Blizzard Info Share Community (n.d.). In Faebook
[Fan page]. Retrieved from https://www.facebook.com/pages/Annapurna-NepalAvalanche-
and-Blizzard-Info-Share/336895043154367
Niroshinie, F., Seng, L., & Wenny, R. (2013). Mobile cloud computing: A survey. Future
Generation Computer Systems, 29, pp. 84–106. doi:10.1016/j.future.2012.05.023

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Samantha, R. (2014, November 16). An ‘App’ for everything; But can Apps for Disaster
save lives? Risk Management Magazine. Available:
http://www.risktaisaku.com/sys/enarticle/?p=59
Elbel Consulting Services, LLC (2014). Retrieved November 14, 2014, from
http://www.elbelconsultingservices.com/index.html
Chan, Wen Kai (2012). Operational effectiveness of smartphones and app’s for
Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations – a systems Engineering
study. (Master’s thesis, Naval postgraduate school, Monterey, California). Retrieved.
Prepared by:
EBITE, DIANA ROSE R.

Student, RES 108
Noted:
PHILIP D. GENETA
Instructor, RES 108

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Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY ROSARIO

Program: BACHELOR OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

II. SPECIFIC TOPIC:

III. RESEARCH DETAILS:

COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Post-disaster mobile apps

Objectives of the Study:

Specifically, the study aims to:

COLLEGE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Scope and Limitations

IV. LITERATURE CITED:

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EBITE, DIANA ROSE R.

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