A SMART SOLUTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY
June 03, 2017
The result of Saddam's year-long effort is this simple but very effective software. It is actually a cell phone application which can be used in any smart phone operated by android or windows operating system. Saddam's innovation, “Self Protect App” will work in two phases. Once installed, the user has to enable the app simply by clicking a button. Then the user part of the app will run automatically in the background, continuously detecting nearby police stations. Another part of the programme, the server app will have to be installed in the police stations acting as the notification receiver.
If the user of the app faces any threat, all he/she has to do is to press the 'back' button of his/her cell phone. Automatically, the nearby police station will receive an SOS message with the exact position of the victim.
However, there were some drawbacks in the first version. Saddam says, “What can we do if a thug sends false SOS from a different location to distract police before committing crimes? Then I came up with a solution to this problem.”
Md Hamidul Alam, superintendent of Police, Meherpur district says, “I have examined this app and I am convinced that this is a very useful technology. If the government takes initiative to upgrade it, this technology can be very helpful for us to establish law and order.”
Saddam has developed this amazing software completely on his own. If given proper opportunities, this young programmer can upgrade it into a sophisticated tool to ensure public safety.