A device to keep children safe put together by local students.

A device to keep children safe put together by local students.

Mangalore Today News Network

May 29, 2017: The child tracker device system monitors child, sends alert to parents or guardian.  A team of students of the Bantakal-based Sri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management has developed a child-tracking module or system, which frequently monitors the movement of children and immediately sends the information to his or her parents or guardian.

According to media information issued by the institute, the system sends an alarm if there are any suspicious activities around the child.

The team of students has developed an Android application associated with an advanced GPS tracker along with a modern version of Raspberry Pi board, equipped with GSM modules. If there are any suspicious activities or if the child moves out of a certain area of proximity and does not reach the destination within a maximum predefined time limit, the parents are alerted. The child tracker frequently sends the latitudinal and longitudinal information of the child to the smartphones of parents or guardians in real time.

The student team comprises Shreeraj, Satwik, Nishmitha, Niveditha and their guide B.N. Ramachandra.