Submitted by Keshy on December 9, 2011 - 17:46
Summary:
- Managed to achieve a good prototype of a semi-real time tracker
- Pulled data off the MARTA schedules to be used as our primary dataset.
- Platform agnostic and user friendly.
- Involves SMS service and use of smartphone technlogies to cater to a wide section of international population facing this problem
Why we are working on this problem:
What we accomplished during the event:
- A good notion of routes in different countries.
- A decent working framework to be able to get an idea of approximate time your transport is due in to the stop near you.
- A user friendly way of updating information in a crowd sourced framework.
- Intelligent route prediction possible once the data sets evolve over time.
- SMS service to cater to developing nations.
- Potential integration with Google transit as a way to handle deviations from predicted schedules in developed countries.
Summary:
Role Playing Game aiming to fight with financial illiteracy.
Features:
- Web app accessible on any internet enabled device (Inclusive design, Responsive design).
- Educates.
- Very easily extensible.
- Motivates to play due to converting virtual winning in a real prize given my MyBnk.
- Promotes checking you bank account.
- Promotes MyBnk website.
Presentation: http://www.codehaha.com/rpg/presentation/#1
What we accomplished during the event:
Playable game uploaded online tested on various devices.
What RHoK event this project is being submitted for:
Submitted by Lori Grosland on December 4, 2011 - 05:35
Summary:
This solution was started at RHoK Berlin in December 2010 by Kurt Huwig. He created an Android Mobile Emergency App. At RHoK Berlin in December 2011 I implemented a Windows Phone 7 Mobile Emergency App.
The Mobile Emergency App shows the numbers of different emergency services, basic information on how to react in an emergency, and how to prepare for an emergency.
Why we are working on this problem:
In an emergency situation most people are shocked and/or confused and have difficulties to make an emergency call and give all of the relevant data. This app will help in an emergency situation with making a emergency call and knowing what to do in an emergency situation. It also gives information about how best to prepare for emergency and figure out your current location.
What we accomplished during the event:
Programmed first prototype for WP7 version.
Next steps:
Feedback on design from designer.
Finish implementing functionality.
What RHoK event this project is being submitted for:
Submitted by kkalass on December 4, 2011 - 05:28
Summary:
Supporting things globally online is very easy and popular at the moment. There are Systems like Google+1;FaceBook Like and Flatter - to just name 3. Offlike aims to extend this pattern to local "offline" things. By placing QR-Codes ( or later NFC ) on real places with real problems - and giving the user the option to support this thing we hope to increase involvement with problems that matter for you - localy - offline .
Why we are working on this problem:
The Problem definition "A Real-World "Like" for Campaigning and Advocacy" described an intriguing idea: connect real-life needs to online support. Implementing this is a lot of fun for us, and it seems to be very usefull, because this way you can simply activate your neighbourhood to show their concern for a common problem - locally, and visible globally.
What we accomplished during the event:
We created a website, an app and mobile-site. All these there tools are necessary for participating in the Off Like button.
The campaign owner can create QR codes and check statistics on the amount of views and likes. Also there is a map so he can check where the QR codes are used. The app or the mobile site, provide an easy way show their support. By scanning the QR code the supporter can easily like the campaign with the usual social share buttons.
Progress made since the event:
We started at zero and created all these tool within 27 hours.
Server requirements:
currently deployed on heroku, may run anywhere where you can:
* provide a current JRE
* provide a Mongo DB
What RHoK event this project is being submitted for:
Submitted by gururajp81 on October 23, 2011 - 01:08
Summary:
A Common Solution Framework which consists of various modules, each of these modules perform a atomic task which in collaboration address each of the above issues. The various modules\parts of the system include * Service Request Handler : Handles all incoming service request of a end user. A Service can be request for delivery of water.* Complaint Request Handler: Handles all incoming complaints.* Scheduler : Handles a schedule for servicing the request.* Service Tracker: Tracks the service request life cycle. And invokes proper methods in-case a service is not catered within a given time. A user can access this system through SMS, USSD or a Native Mobile Application(In-case of a Smart Phone).
What RHoK event this project is being submitted for:
Submitted by Mohamed El-Trawy on October 22, 2011 - 04:54
Summary:
our aim is to provide a solution that lead us to a better irrigation water management and a better information and data reporting through a mobile application which decrease centralized manual data entry, also to reduce the amount of sucked water and used diesel by the water pump.
• Inputs:
o Defining wells available in the system.
o Defining each Pivot daily water requirements.
o Defining daily total irrigation water needed (Quantity).
• Procedures:
o Let the pivot staff report the quantity sucked from each well and other information on regular intervals and submit it through the mobile application.
o The server collects data from all pivots and once daily limit is reached, pumps turned off.
o A water distribution system takes control from here, in which it open and close valves to distribute water to the nearest pivot.
o An agent that takes the data from the server and transfer it to the current expert system.
• Achievements:
o A daily water requirement limit has been reached.
o Less manual data entry by system users.
Why we are working on this problem:
because solving this problem will have good impact on the environment and will lead to decreasing the farm direct costs ( expenses on pumping and fuel usage).
What we accomplished during the event:
Providing a concept and a methodology to be implemented for solving the problem
Progress made since the event:
finalizing the system description.
Next steps:
1-development of the reporting mobile application.
2-developing water management and distribution system.
What RHoK event this project is being submitted for:
Submitted by Shaimaa on October 22, 2011 - 02:21
Summary:
Early Warning Remote Sensing for Water Table Management.
By Shaimaa Ahmed
Graduate student at AUC
Ground water is a valuable resource that requires a mentoring system to alert decision makers, NGOs and researchers about any pollution or risky head drops.
The solution is a development of a sensing ball that is used to create 3d map of the underground cave. The development includes hardware, software and sensors. These developments are:
1-Adding new hardware and Software that calculate the difference in head or change in water quality parameters.
2- Fixed sensors that communicating with a moving sensor and they communicate with the surface of the ground and via satellite connection, the new data reach central servers.
3- create 3d maps on web and cell phone applications
4- part of the energy in the ball is conserved because the head calculation is based on the velocity of the ground water movements.
5- A grid of well is required to manage this real time movement.
6- Collect water samples that assist in water biological assessments.
This solution works within the national border of a single country and it assist to manage ground water resources among different countries.
Why we are working on this problem:
MENA region lacks access to clean water and ground water may be a suitable solution on the short run till researcher finds another solution for water shortage.
Some international crisis can be avoided if different countries learned how to manage and share ground water.
My solution is my contribution to the global community to find a solution for water crisis and potential political and social conflicts.
What we accomplished during the event:
There was no one interested in this subject thus I worked alone but there was expertise who assist me to develop the idea.
The contest atmosphere was very helpful thus I suggest more events within the same theme or events that focus on teaching new technologies for researchers or events that combine researchers and engineers from the world that are committed to this problem
Next steps:
I need to form a team with Hardware architect, programmers and then we have to find a funding to fund this project (incubated project )
What RHoK event this project is being submitted for:
Seeking people with skills in:
Submitted by Rweze Florian on July 6, 2011 - 06:29
Summary:
Touch is a software that targets 3 main aspects of humanity's vulnerabilities to threats and disasters, both natural and human caused.
It permits the free communication of information in the society but also tries to protect the same society by involving the different police departments and humanitarian agencies all over the globe.
It was initially designed to solve 6 problem definitions of Rhok3 (
http://www.rhok.org)
1. OneCrisis
2. Automatic Geo-Tagging of social media status update
3. All Hazards Search
4. NGO collaaboration Space
5. Urgent Needs Center
6. Disaster Safe
but finally thanks to GOD, it came to resolve more than expected. It solves more than 7 problem definitions found in Rhok3.
Some of these problem definitions details are given below:
For: - All Hazards Search: Citizens typically are unaware of all the hazards where they live, work
or play. They need a simple online search to get a map of all the hazards at a certain location as well as
a written description of each. Emergency Management can then provide information on how the citizen can mitigate those hazards and reduce their risk.
- NGO collaboration Space: NGOs would have either a widget that they could integrate into
a cloud-based logistics management application or an easy to access website where they could quickly
provide information per sector on where they are operating or what they are doing. Entering this
information could take place from either a mobile device or a website, and needs to be extremely easy.
- Another problem: Person Finder via Voice & Image: In case of japan earthquake, this system could help.a lot of missing people could found via this system.if someone find any person that
needs help and seems to be missed, simply must record his voice and take a picture from his face and
then upload to our website.we test these voice and image files with created models of every profiles
and if any match occurs, we'll give the profile information to the uploader of the voice and image.we
can get uploader 's email and send an email whenever we had a match in our models in future.
Thanks for the time you have taken to read this summary, I hope it inspired you.
Be blessed.
Rweze Florian,
Software Developer and Business Entrepreneur
Submitted by Philipp R on June 5, 2011 - 04:47
Summary:
See also
Problemdefinition
We made working prototypes of:
- the application server, the control center can draw a rectangle on GoogleMaps. All Alertes send out from the mobile devices with the HelpMe App will be shown on the monitor with the exact GPS location and further information like phone number, timestamp, number of injured people, type of injuries.
The control center team can send a response message when the ticket has been processed.
- iPhone App (Web App based on HTML5, CSS3)
- Android App
- Windows Phone App
What RHoK event this project is being submitted for:
Summary:
Crowd source earthquake intensity maps provide disaster managers and the public with real-time information on the intensity of earthquakes while also giving earthquake researchers valuable data to help estimate the shaking from future earthquakes. The goal was to create a smartphone app/website that will allow users to report earthquake shaking intensity and building damage information via their smartphone.
Prototype:
What RHoK event this project is being submitted for:
