The GPS Trackers Can Be Rented in Selected Information Centres

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Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move

"Horseback Tourism" project co-financed by the European Union from the resources of the European Regional Development Fund The free monitoring application has been provided to tourists so they would always feel safe during their trips along the Łódź Horse Trail. Thanks to this application tourists will never get lost and, in case of emergency, they will be able to call help quickly.

Three systems of monitoring tourists on the trail have been prepared as a part of the "Horseback Tourism" project: ● monitoring via PDA devices, ● monitoring via mobile phones, ● monitoring via GPS trackers.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Mobile devices allowing for effective monitoring of tourists on the trail – a monitoring diagram

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move General diagram of the monitoring on the Łódź Horse Trail PDA navigation

The monitoring centre Mobile phone

GPS Tracker

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move PDA navigation

Tourists can rent GPS devices monitoring their location in selected information centres along the trail.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move PDA navigation

The application monitoring tourists in the field is supported by PDA devices with: ● Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system, ● GSM module.

Tourists who have a PDA device with the monitoring application also have easy access to the database with information concerning tourist attractions, leisure activities, catering points and accommodation in the vicinity. At the same time they will be able to use the monitoring functions allowing for:

● asking another person about his or her position, ● inform other people about their own position, ● calling help.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Mobile phone

The location of tourists who have a mobile phone with a monitoring application and a GPS module can be constantly monitored.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Mobile phone

The monitoring application is designed for mobiles phones with: ● Symbian S60 version 3 feature pack 2 operating system, ● GPS module.

Tourists who have a mobile phone with the monitoring application also have access to the following functions: ● checking other tourists' positions, ● allowing other tourists to check their own position, ● sending the SOS signal with information about their geographical location to the Data Processing Centre.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move GPS tracker with a GSM module

The GPS trackers can be rented in selected information centres. The GPS tracker is designed for people who do not have a required model of a PDA device or a mobile phone, but they still want to be monitored during their trip.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move The monitoring centre

When tourists turn aside from the route or become victims of accidents, the monitoring centre staff responsible for the safety on the trail is informed.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Emergency ambulance service

The computer system finds the shortest route to the place of an accident, so the emergency services are able to get there as fast as possible.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Police

All emergency services are provided with GPS devices which allow them to get quickly to people waiting for help.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Applications for mobile devices – description of functions

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Application for PDA devices

The application is supported by PDA devices with: ● Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system, ● GSM module.

The application is supported by devices with the following screen resolutions: ● 320x240 (240x320), ● 480x272 (Lark).

Checked compatible PDA devices: ● HP IPAQ RW6815, ● HTC TyTN.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Application for PDA devices

The application prepared for the installation in PDA devices can be found under the link NawigacjaPDAmonitoring-lodzkie.zip.

To update the application database, download the whole package of files – NawigacjaPDAmonitoring-lodzkie.zip and DataManager.zip – and follow the instruction.

DataManager allows for importing the newest version of the database for the NawigacjaPDAmonitoring program.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move The PDA tourist navigation with the monitoring system allows you to ask another person about his or her position. The only thing you have to do is using the "Ask for the position" function and typing the number of a given person. If he or she agrees to send the coordinates, the position will be marked on the device's map.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move If you want to feel safer, you can inform the Data Processing Centre about your own position. You can do that once, using the "Send information with my position" function, or set cyclic sending, which means that the Data Processing Centre will be automatically informed about your whereabouts every chosen period of time (minutes) or chosen distance (metres).

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Application for mobile phones

Checked compatible mobile phones:

● Nokia E52

The application should also be supported by the following mobile phones:

Nokia 5320 XpressMusic Nokia E72 Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Nokia E75 Nokia 5730 XpressMusic Nokia N78 Nokia 6220 Classic Nokia N79 Nokia 6210 Navigator Nokia N85 Nokia 6650 fold (T-Mobile) Nokia N86 8MP Nokia 6710 Navigator Nokia N96 Nokia 6720 Classic Nokia N96-3 Nokia 6730 Classic Samsung i7110 Nokia 6760 Slide Samsung i8510 INNOV8 Nokia E52 Samsung l870 Nokia E55

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Application for mobile phones

The application prepared for the installation in mobile phones can be found under the link Monitoring.sisx.

Download the file and then follow the instruction.

The instruction can be found under tab “Monitoring in a mobile phone” on the Horseback Active Tourism Portal, under the link: http://www.wsiodle.lodzkie.pl/pl-def/cms/naprawdedarmo/monitoring/monitoring_tel/

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Instruction of the application instalation

To start the installation, connect the mobile phone to the computer with a USB cable or set a wireless connection via Bluetooth module. You can also use a memory card of your phone.

The application installation file "Monitoring.sisx" should be copied to the phone's memory or the memory card.

If the installation file has been copied to the memory card, the card should be put in the mobile phone.

Using the file manager in the phone, enter the folder where the file has been saved. To install the application, open the file "Monitoring.sisx" and follow the instructions displayed on the screen.

Having installed the application, you can launch it in the application menu of your mobile phone.

You can find the application under the name and icon "Monitoring".

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move Application for mobile phones – the use

The most important functions of the "Monitoring" application are the following: ● checking the position of other members of the group – thanks to this function one participant of a trip can check the position of any of his or her friends using the map in the mobile phone. The function can be found under the tab "Group" and then "Options" and "Ask about the positions." ● monitoring a given person by other members of the group and the Data Processing Centre – the application sends automatic return messages with its position to other members of the group, who have sent a message asking about the position of a given user, providing that they are on the list of "friends." ● The application also allows for sending periodic messages with the position to the Data Processing Centre. After activating that function, the user's position during the trip is constantly monitored by the Data Processing Centre. The function can be activated under the tab "Settings" - "Send position every..." ● sending the SOS signal with information about the user's geographical location to the Data Processing Centre – this function can be found in every screen under the "Call Help" menu item.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move The structure of the application

The "Monitoring" application consists of three main screens, that is: ● the "Group" screen, ● the "Events" screen, ● and the "Map" screen.

The user can switch between the screens using "left" and "right" buttons or the joystick.

The are two menu items displayed in every screen: ● "Settings," ● "Call help" (after choosing that option the application will send a text message with the user's geographic location to the Data Processing Centre).

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move The "Group" screen

The screen shows the list of friends from the mobile phone list of contacts. People from the list can send messages asking for the user's position and the application will send a return message with that position. In case when such a message is sent by a person who is not on the list, the application will not send the return message. The asking message will be ignored.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move The "Group" screen

In the "Group" screen there are the following options:

● adding contacts to the list of contacts – to add a new friend to the list, enter "Options" – "Add the contact" and then find that person in your phone book. ● removing contacts from the list of contacts – to remove a given contact from the list of friends enter "Options" – "Remove the contact." ● asking for the position – to ask a friend for his or her position, enter "Options" – „Ask for the position;” then the programme will send an automatic text message to the given person asking for their position; ● displaying a friend's position on the map – to display the last known position of a friend on the map, enter "Options" – "Display on the map;" the device, having received the information about the user's location, will display it on the map.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move The "Events" screen

The "Events" screen displays information concerning sent/received text messages, for example messages with one's own position sent to other people or similar messages received from them.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move The "Map" screen

The "Map" screen shows the map on which there is marked the last known position of a given friend. To see the map, you need the access to the Internet. The map can be zoomed in and out after entering the menu and selecting "Options" – "Zoom in" or "Options" – "Zoom out."

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move "Settings" screen

The following options of the application can be configured in the "Settings" screen: ● SOS number – the telephone number of the Data Processing Centre where the SOS message will be sent to, ● Communication with the Data Processing Centre – the method of communication with the Data Processing Centre is selected (a text message or GPRS data package transmission), ● The Data Processing Centre Number – the telephone number which will be used to communicate with the Data Processing Centre via text messages.

Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move "Settings" screen

Other elements of the application which the user can set on the screen are the following: ● The Data Processing Centre IP address – IP addresses, which will be used to communicate with the Data Processing Centre during the GPRS data package transmission (the first address is the main address of the Data Processing Centre, the others are emergency addresses); ● Show the position – this function allows for choosing one of two options: ● to everyone – after choosing this option the application "responds" to messages from users who are not on the list of friends in the "Group" screen, ● to friends – after choosing this option the application "responds" only to messages from users who are on the list of friend in the "Group" screen. Central mobile system of monitoring tourists on the move "Settings" screen

The "Settings" screen also allows for selecting methods of informing others about one's own position: ● Send the position every... – this option defines the period of time (minutes/seconds) after which the application sends new message with the user's position to the Data Processing Centre; after selecting this option the user's position is monitored by the Data Processing Centre; ● Send the position every... – this option defines the travelled distance (in metres) after which the application sends a new message with the user's position to the Data Processing Centre (for example, after setting 500 m as the distance, the application sends a message with the user's position to the Data Processing Centre every time the user travels 500 m).