Publisher Description
During your outdoor activities, Angexis Outdoor tracks your moves with the GPS of your phone and periodically sends your positions to our web site.In case of an long immobility, the web site alerts your close friend automatically by email or text (SMS) and helps them rescuing you quickly!It is designed to work even if you are unconscious or if the accident occurs out of a mobile coverage zone!It can be used while mountain biking, road cycling, trail running, hiking, orienteering, horse riding, gliding, snowshoeing, ski touring, motocross, enduro, ATV,... you name it!This is still a beta version:If you see bugs or have remarks, don't hesitate to contact us rather than putting a bad mark, we will be pleased to reply personally and fix those issues as soon as possible.=======================Scenario=======================Before you leave, tell people you trust that you are using Angexis Outdoor™ on your Android™ phone and that they might receive an alert.Set the automated alert delays and start the tracking from your phone.Enjoy the great outdoors!In the event of an accident there are three possible outcomes:* You remain conscious and have mobile coverage: => Push the SOS button, which triggers a Manual Alert* You are unconscious and have mobile coverage: => The Angexis Outdoor application on your phone detects you haven't moved for a while and triggers an Immobility Alert * You can't move and there is no mobile coverage: => The Angexis Outdoor web site, having not received a new position for a while, triggers a Web Alert.Angexis Outdoor sends one of these three alerts to your trusted friends.Those friends have access to your exact position (or the latest known position) on Angexis Outdoor web site.They can find you themselves, or call the emergency services.=======================Application Permissions & Privacy=======================* Fine GPS location: to locate you in case of accident* Network communication: to send alerts and send your moves to angexis.com (and to receive ads which help fund the service).* Read contact data: in order to import the names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers of the contacts to alert.* Use the authentication credentials of an account: in order to secure the transmission of your data and also so that alerted people know for sure who is the person to be rescued. This built-in authentication mechanism inside Android only shares your Google e-mail address, not your password!* Manage the account list: due to a bug in the Samsung Galaxy SPICA, the previous permission is not enough on that phone.* Read phone state and identity: to save you the trouble of entering your phone number, which is sent within the alert messages.* Prevent the phone from sleeping: when entering sleep mode, some phones no longer acquire the GPS positions. This permission allows the app to keep the processor awake to capture your positions properly.* And a few other permissions which are not criticalPlease visit our privacy policy at http://www.angexis.com/privacy