AWARD YEAR
2015
CATEGORY
Body
GOALS
Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
KEYWORDS
personal safety, reduce crimes, emergency call
COUNTRY
United States of America
DESIGNED BY
SafeTrek was developed by college students, for college students. Zach Winkler. Aaron Kunnemann. Zach Beattie. Nick Droege
WEBSITE
http://www.safetrekapp.com
SafeTrek App
SafeTrek App. Hold until safe - it's that easy.
SafeTrek was designed from the ground up to be easy to use - even in the most stressful situations.
SafeTrek is a mobile application that bridges the gap between doing nothing and calling 911 in an unsafe situation. SafeTrek allows you to proactively protect yourself without the heavy commitment of calling 911.
SafeTrek was developed by college students, for college students. After constantly receiving crime report emails and hearing stories from our friends about incidents that were occurring on campus, we decided to tackle the problem that the campus blue light system was failing to solve.
The way SafeTrek works is simple - If you are feeling unsafe, simply launch the app and hold your thumb down on the safe button. When you are safe, release your thumb and type in your 4 digit pin number. If the situation turns for the worse and you need help, simply release your thumb and do not type in your pin - your local police will be notified of your location, name, and emergency.