Ngee Ann Polytechnic students develop "The Personal Tracker": Four Ngee Ann Polytechnic students have devised a mobile phone application that is able to track one's whereabouts in real time.
Called the "The Personal Tracker", the application is the work of the polytechnic's final-year information technology students.
It has been piloted by one healthcare service provider to keep track of its elderly clients.
63-year-old Chey Yat Hoe, a self-confessed technophile, was one of the first to get his hands on The Personal Tracker.
He tested the tracker as part of a pilot study facilitated by Econ Healthcare, a health services provider at Golden Jasmine where Chey resides.
He said: "It's very easy because it's light, and you just key a few digits, and you are able to call, get the application up. My wife and my son straight away know where I am.
"So even if I go out, my wife will know where I am, whether it's in a taxi or in a shopping centre."
On whether a tracking system invades his privacy, Chey said: "It's a small price to pay for one's safety.
Called the "The Personal Tracker", the application is the work of the polytechnic's final-year information technology students.
It has been piloted by one healthcare service provider to keep track of its elderly clients.
63-year-old Chey Yat Hoe, a self-confessed technophile, was one of the first to get his hands on The Personal Tracker.
He tested the tracker as part of a pilot study facilitated by Econ Healthcare, a health services provider at Golden Jasmine where Chey resides.
He said: "It's very easy because it's light, and you just key a few digits, and you are able to call, get the application up. My wife and my son straight away know where I am.
"So even if I go out, my wife will know where I am, whether it's in a taxi or in a shopping centre."
On whether a tracking system invades his privacy, Chey said: "It's a small price to pay for one's safety.
The Environmental & Water Technology Centre of Innovation (EWTCOI) at Ngee Ann Polytechnic has secured S$10.3 million in funding to enhance its researchers' capability to work on industry projects in the next three years.
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