Authors

YOUSSEF EL DEGWEY, AHMED MOHAMED, MOHAMED ABDELGHANY, ZIAD EMAD EL AZHARY, DR. TARAGGY MOHEY, ENG. MENNA-ALLAH HASSAN

Publishing Date

26TH OCTOBER 2020

Abstract

THE MAIN IDEA OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO MAKE IT EASY AND PRACTICAL FOR ANYONE WITH A SMARTPHONE TO PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND KEEP THEMSELVES SAFE AND OUT OF HARM’S WAY. BY USING WIRELESS FIDELITY (WI-FI) AND BLUETOOTH CAPABILITIES IN THE PHONES, WE AIM TO CREATE A MOBILE APPLICATION THAT ACCURATELY PINPOINTS THE APP-USER’S LOCATION AND THEN DYNAMICALLY DRAWS IT ON A REAL-TIME UPDATED MAP. IT SHOWS THE WHOLE NEARBY AREA MARKED WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE APP-USER AND SENDS A TOAST NOTIFICATION WHEN THE USER IS APPROACHING AN UNSAFE OR CROWDED ZONE.

1.1 Background

IN THIS DAY AND AGE, THE CORONAVIRUS HAS EMERGED TO THE WORLD AS A WIDESPREAD PANDEMIC. IT HAS CLAIMED MANY SOULS DUE TO IRRESPONSIBLE ACTIONS LIKE NOT TAKING ENOUGH PRECAUTIONS AND NOT MAINTAINING THE REQUIRED SOCIAL DISTANCE WHEN IN GROUPS. OUR PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO HELP PEOPLE TO PERFORM SOCIAL DISTANCING CORRECTLY BY SENDING THEM NOTIFICATIONS AND ALERTS THAT THEY MAY BE IN DANGER OF CATCHING THE VIRUS DUE TO THEM BEING IN A CROWDED ZONE. THE TECHNOLOGIES WHICH WE AIM TO USE ARE WI-FI AND BLUETOOTH IN ORDER TO GET A PRECISE ESTIMATE OF YOUR LOCATION, AND THEN PROCEED TO MAP THIS LOCATION ON A REAL TIME UPDATED MAP. IT SHOWS ALL THE PLACES AROUND THE USER DEPICTING WHETHER THEY ARE SAFE ZONES OR UNSAFE ONES. OUR SYSTEM WILL ALSO GENERATE A SAFE PERCENTAGE ATTACHED TO EACH ZONE THAT WILL WORK AS AN INDICATOR OF HOW SAFE A CERTAIN PLACE IS TO VISIT.

1.2 Motivation

1.2.1 ACADEMIC

SAFE SOCIAL DISTANCING WAS AN IDEA THAT CAME TO OUR MIND DUE TO THE RISE OF THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, SO WE DECIDED TO MAKE AN APPLICATION THAT WOULD HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST THIS VIRUS, IT OFFERS SAFE NAVIGATION AND SUGGESTS SAFER ROUTES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR USERS. ON 11 OF MARCH 2020, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) RECOGNIZED THE CORONAVIRUS AS A GLOBAL WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC. THIS VIRUS HAS CREATED A PROBLEM AND POSED A CHALLENGE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO DEAL WITH, COUNTRIES STOCKS STARTED TO DETERIORATE, COMPANIES WERE STARTING TO ANNOUNCE THEIR BANKRUPTCY, AND MANY PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE ACTUALLY DIED. THIS IS WHY WE STARTED TO THINK ABOUT SOLUTIONS WE CAN IMPLEMENT IN ORDER TO COMBAT THIS PROBLEM. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS TRANSFERRED THROUGH THIN AIR, AND IS REALLY EASILY PASSABLE FROM HOST TO ANOTHER IN CASE OF SUFFOCATED AND CROWDED AREAS. IN CONSEQUENCE, THE IDEA OF SOCIAL DISTANCING HAS BEEN SHED TO LIGHT, AND THAT IS THE MAIN IDEA BEHIND OUR PROJECT. MANY FIRMS AND RESTAURANTS HAVE ALREADY STARTED IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WE ARE WORKING ON HELPING THEM REACH THEIR GOALS AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.

1.2.2 BUSINESS

ACCORDING TO STATISTICS AND INFO-GRAPHICS CALCULATED BY ROBERT A. J. SIGNER [3], ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO, SOCIAL DISTANCING PLAYS AN ENORMOUS ROLE IN LIMITING THE SPREADING OF THE VIRUS. THE FOLLOWING GRAPH SHOWS HOW MUCH SOCIAL DISTANCING EFFECTS THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS, NOTE HOW 50% LESS CONTACT LEADS TO A DECREASE IN INFECTIONS AFTER 30 DAYS OF ALMOST 96%. AND IF THE SOCIAL DISTANCING RATE INCREASES TO 75% THE END RESULT IS FASCINATING WITH JUST APPROXIMATELY 2.5 PEOPLE GETTING INFECTED THROUGH THE TIME SPAN OF 30 DAYS.

1.3 Problem Statement

HELPING PEOPLE PRACTICE CORRECT SOCIAL DISTANCING AND WARNING THEM BY GIVING THEM TOAST NOTIFICATIONS WHEN THEY ARE APPROACHING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CROWDED PLACES. IN ADDITION TO SUGGESTING ALTERNATIVE PATHS AND PLACES FOR THE APP-USER TO GO.