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SagipPinoy: A WEB AND MOBILE-BASED PHILIPPINEEMERGENCY QUICK RESPONSE PORTAL.

Ramirez, Leah P. Pondoyo Jojim M. Laya, Trixcy P. Bahio, NinoGreenbelt Quiot ,Pardo Casay,Dalaguete Malbago,Daanbantayan Mactan proper Lapu-Lapu City

Cebu City Cebu Cebu Cebu City09231164599 09331263448 09232655182 09331160583

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AbstractSagipPinoy: Web and Mobile Based Philippine EmergencyQuick Response Portal is an application that can provide in-teraction between the concerned citizens and the emergencyunits. This application can help Filipino citizens in case ofemergencies, disasters and calamities such as car accidents,crimes, earthquakes, typhoons, fire accident, and just a click ofthe fingertip emergency units will be aware of the emergencybeing triggered by the users. This study aims to design and de-velop an application that can locate nearest emergency units;to send location details to the emergency units and to broad-cast alarm to at least five nearest emergency teams and for theemergency units they can locate the accident area, they canalso send notifications to the victims that they are responded.The users will be the Filipino citizens and the Philippine re-sponse teams. They will be benefitted in a way that their re-quest will be easily responded by the emergency teams andtheir lives will be saved by them. The softwares to be usedto develop will be Notepad++, BootStrap, Adobe Photoshop,PHP, HTML, WampServers in web side, while Java Eclipse,Android API, SQLite. Integration testing, test plan, load test-ing and stress testing is used to test the reliability and accep-tance of the said proposed study.KeywordsInformation technology, Emergency portal, Philippine portal,Disaster portal

IntroductionTechnology has already come a long way. Several technolog-ical advances have always tried the minds of men. But onething is for sure, technology has always been there to helpeveryone in their everyday situations. In fact, technology hasgiven everyone the power to support the rapidly growing needsin order to survive.

As one may survive from his day to day living, he is some-how prone to accidents. Accidents are situations that areunpredictable. When an accident happened, there are usuallyconcerned citizens, but the problem sometimes is to who tocontact with and where to bring the victim. With these cases tohappen people then used technology. Technology like phonesand other devices, so as to seek for help and aid the victim.

The android phones have some capabilities that can tracksmobile users location for all sorts of useful things-driving nav-igation, updating the weather forecast, and even live trafficupdates. Location tracking actually provides lots of usefulthings to mobile users, but while Google and Apple collectall that data anonymously, its still stored on the phone. Lo-cation tracking can be a great thing- in fact; they think it isone of the best things about smart phones. Android phonesfeatures capabilities like an unlock pattern for security and astatus bar enabling access to missed calls, for example. Alsohighlighted were zooming capabilities, a compass mode, sitenavigation, and access to Google Maps. And a features suchas, handset layouts, storage, connectivity, messaging, multiplelanguage support, web browser, java support, media support,streaming media support, additional hardware support, multi-touch, Bluetooth, video calling, multitasking, accessibility,voice based features, tethering, screen capture and externalstorage.

Some other countries make some of these emergency hot-lines to provide people who need help just like the countryUSA. They have an Auto Accident Apps the first and onlymobile phone application to offer instant, live assistance to ac-cident victims- 24 hours a day, seven days a week. www.auto-accident-app.com

Android Apps Emergency and Disasters - Apps includes fam-

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ily messenger, life 360 family locator, GPS tracking pro, Firstaid kit www.androidauthority.com .In Case Of Emergency

Interface a apps that can stores important information for firstresponders and hospital staff to use in case of an emergencyinvolving you www.play.google.com

Critical Care ACLS Guide Interface - makes it easy for physi-cians, paramedics and nurses check ACLS drug doses, in-terpret EKGs, look up patient medications, and much more;Cancer Emergency Response Tool- allows cancer patients torapidly and effectively manage chemotherapy toxicity anddisease-related problems which may require urgent hospitalassessment www.play.google.com.

Most of the people nowadays are having android phones andthey are bringing it everywhere they go. Anywhere accidentsmay happen then we are not knowledgeable to the emergencyhotlines and nearest emergency units. This proponents cameup an idea that can help and can give solution to a problem thatcan locate nearest emergency unit using the android phone ap-plication and can contact to emergency hotlines that may giveresponse to the victim/ concerned citizens.

The proponent aim to develop a Web and Android basedPhilippines Emergency Quick Response Portal that wouldallow the users to access the nearest emergency hotlines. Theandroid based of this project will give persistent way to theuser in terms of accessing emergency hotlines.

Philippine Emergency Quick Response Portal is a systemwhich is capable to call emergency hotline and can locatenearest emergency units. The system is designed to iden-tify/locate the nearest possible government agencies such aspolice station, fire station, hospitals or other private sectors.

This system will be used to facilitate the transactions and thecommunications towards the persons and the emergency re-sponse team. This system is designed for Philippine settingwith the hope that someday this system may be used by thegovernment in helping Filipino people who need immediatehelp

Objectives of the ProjectThe main objective of the study is to design and develop awebsite and android application that supports quick responseto emergency.

Specifically, the system aims to achieve the following ob-jectives:

1. Develop a web application:

(a) for the SagipPinoy Management to manage emer-gency units.

(b) for the Emergency units and ordinary users to reg-ister and download SagipPinoy Mobile Applica-tion.

2. Develop a mobile application:

(a) for the ordinary user to:i. find nearest emergency units

ii. broadcast his location map to the nearest at-most five emergency units in case of emer-gency

(b) for the emergency units to:i. view location map of the broadcast emer-

gencyii. confirm or verify received emergency alert

by calling or sending SMS to the SagipPinoyuser broadcasting the emergency.

Scope and Limitation of the Study:

Only registered emergency units are accessible in finding near-est emergency units.

Only emergency unit can locate the broadcast emergency.

This application is intended for android mobile users only.

Broadcasting emergency is only possible if the mobile is ca-pable of sending SMS. (No Mobile Load, No Broadcast)

Emergency unit registration is not verified directly by Sagip-Pinoy application, thus if found valid, SagipPinoy manage-ment has to confirm it before they can download the applica-tion

This study will focus on designing and developing a systementitled Web and Mobile based Philippine Quick ResponsePortal that will help the persons who are involved in an acci-dents.

The application is responsible in the collection and storage ofemergency hotlines of hospitals, police station, fire station andother emergency unit, to which a person engage in an acci-dent can directly access. The application for the emergencyresponse team can locate the callers area if they are connectedto the internet.

This study is intended only to the android mobile users hav-ing the application and who have accounts in the portal. Theapplication is based and applicable only in Cebu area sinceresources and means are limited. Limitations also involved inusers cell phone load in calling emergency hotlines.

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Compatibility.The application is intended for Android OS Gingerbread Ver-sion (2.3.x). The proponents will focus on developing theapplication for the said version for some limitation. Objec-tives may not be achieved when developing it for the latestversion of android. However, after developing a successfulapplication or the said version, the proponents will test theapplication on other versions of android, So as to ensure thatthe application be fully functional.

Security.

1. The application is visible in Running application list andcannot be hidden.

2. The icon of the application must not be hidden from themain application list of the android phone for quick ac-cess.

3. Warning notice is visible if user needs to update num-ber. Updated numbers are provided ones accessed in theportal

Usability.

1. The application must only be used by a person whowants help and call the emergency units.

2. The application on the android phone needs an internetconnection to be notified by an emergency numbers.

3. Application may consume the phones battery life.

Significance of the Project.This study is expected to develop an application to help othersin need of assistance in any emergency situation.

Mobile Phone Users.The one who are really benefited in the study, for they candirectly access emergency hotlines in an emergency situation.In a manner, victims will be ensured that help/ assistance willbe provided.

The Government.Government agencies stored to gain from this study becauseits result will provide them information and easy access onemergency, accidents or bad elements in the society. Problemscan then be easily solved. Safety and Security among the peo-ple will be ensured.

The Researchers.This study will help the researchers to have an opportunity topursue the said study to be very useful for the public safety ofthe mobile users or citizens in the country.

The future Researcher.The proposed study will be a big help to future researcher, insuch a way that they can utilize the results of this study shouldthey pursue a study related to the researchers study which canalso help the public.

Review of Related Literature and StudiesThe study 117 (emergency telephone numbers) is the nationalemergency telephone number for the Philippines. It is man-aged by the Department of the Interior and Local Government(DILG) and is also referred to by its official name, EmergencyNetwork Philippines (ENP). Colloquially, it is also called Pa-trol 117, the name used by the Philippine National Police,where the number originated. It is the only emergency tele-phone number in the world that is accessible through bothvoice telephony and text messaging. Since its inception in2003, 117 call centers nationwide have handled some 15 mil-lion calls. However, the majority of 117 calls are prank calls,leading the DILG to urge local government units to issue ordi-nances penalizing those who make hoax 117 calls.

At the time, 117 was solely used in the Metro Manila areaby the Philippine National Police for the reporting of ongoingcrimes as part of a program called the ”Patrol 117 Street Pa-trol Program” in cooperation with the Foundation for CrimePrevention.[1] Efforts to expand the capabilities of 117 beganin the 1990s, starting with the addition of emergency medicalservices to the scope of 117 in Metro Manila through a private-sector initiative called Project EARnet (Emergency Assistanceand Response network).

With the exception of the call centers for the Ilocos Region,Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA and NorthernMindanao, 117 call centers are usually located in a givenregion’s regional center. Due to its non-contiguity, the Au-tonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao is the only regionwithout an independent 117 call center, and as such, 117 callsmade in the ARMM are routed to the 117 call center closestto the area where the call is originating from. This may eitherbe the 117 call center in Zamboanga City (for calls originat-ing from Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi), Malaybalay City (forLanao del Sur) or Koronadal City (forMaguindanao and Shar-iff Kabunsuan).

When a 117 call is made from a mobile phone, the call isautomatically routed to the nearest 117 call center. However,117 as an emergency number is not registered on most mo-bile phone models or SIM cards. Because of this, the ENPsupports, as a contingency measure, the routing of 1-1-2 and9-1-1 calls to 117 call centers in the event of an emergency.117call centers are also capable of receiving text messages sentto 117. This service is known as ”Text 117”. However,texts sent to other emergency numbers do not route to 117.www.wikipedia.org

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Fire-fighterThe range of emergency tasks covered by fire-fighters obvi-ously includes preventing and combating fire, but also includestasks such as assisting in major transport accidents (aviationand maritime accidents, car crashes involving trapped people),industrial accidents, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or civilriots, or when special technical help is needed. Fire-fightersoften also have supplementary training as emergency medicaltechnicians or paramedics.

In many countries, professional fire services coexist with vol-unteer fire brigades. Volunteer fire brigades are needed inorder to ensure rapid help in regions in which a professionalfire brigade is not maintained, or where the manpower of theprofessional fire services is not sufficient. In Germany, legisla-tion generally makes provision for professional fire brigades inbig and medium-sized cities (obligatory in cities with 80,000100,000 inhabitants). However, career fire-fighters often needthe assistance of volunteer fire-fighters, and these generallyoutnumber the professionals. There are 100 professional fireservices employing 27,600 career fire-fighters, against 23,000volunteer fire brigades which can call on 1.3 million volunteerfire-fighters.

Emergency medical serviceEmergency medical staff (emergency medical technicians,paramedics and nurses) and emergency physicians respond toall kinds of emergency call-outs where people are injured orin need of medical help. In the case of emergency call-outs,they must be at the scene within few minutes, fulfilling highlytime-critical tasks (Behrendt, 2008).

In 2000, Germany had more than 17,000 specialist emergencyphysicians and some 32,000 full-time paramedics (Behrendt,2008). The tasks of Germanys paramedics include the movingof sick or injured people and the provision of emergency aid(Behrendt, 2008). Almost 10 million rescue service call-outsoccur each year. (Jo, 2000, cited by zur Mhlen, Heese andHaupt, 2005). Most of these involve transportation of patientsthat are not in a life-threatening situation. Only 17Police

The main task of police officers is to ensure the internal se-curity of a country and to protect the public. This includesensuring civil order and law enforcement (ILO, 2009). Thepolice mainly provide protection against danger and criminal-ity, and ensure road safety. In addition, they are generallycharged with border defence on land, air and water, and mon-itor train, air and sea safety. Cooperation with politicians, rel-evant groups or institutions within society is crucial. Whereaspolice control centres and police officers on patrol or in po-lice stations respond to the needs of individuals, special policeunits also exist which can be called upon by governments toensure safety under special circumstances. In major incidents

involving the injury or traumatisation of persons, the police arealso in charge of providing help for victims. Police officers arealso charged with notifying families of deaths and admissionsto hospital, and with giving testimony in courts. In case of ma-jor incidents or disasters, they also safeguard the disaster site,regulate traffic and enforce mandatory measures (Ministry ofthe Interior, Lower Saxony, Germany, 2009). 266,000 policeofficers were employed in Germany in 2009 (Bundesminis-terium des Innern, 2009). In England and Wales there are (in2010) 143,734 police, including 33,376 officers working forthe Metropolitan Police the largest employer in London (As-sociation of Police Authorities, 2010). The number of policeofficers on operational duty in Finland was 7,591 in 2007. Thisis equivalent to one officer per 675 citizens (Ministry of theInterior, Police department, Finland, 2007). The Finnish po-lice receive around 1.1 million emergency calls a year whichequates to 45Emergencies and disasters

Occupational health and safety risks for the emergency work-ers presented in this report are mainly related to major negativeevents, which can be described as disasters and emergencies.Emergencies occur more frequently than disasters, althoughthey also require appropriate and immediate action and mightin the event of a failure of emergency services to respond leadto a disaster. World Health Organisation (WHO, 2011a) de-fines an emergency as a state[s] in which normal proceduresare suspended and extra-ordinary measures are taken in orderto avert the impact of a hazard on the community. Authoritiesshould be prepared to effectively respond to an emergency. Ifnot properly managed, some emergencies will become disas-ters. According to the World Health Organisation a disasteris defined as: an occurrence where normal conditions of ex-istence are disrupted and the level of suffering exceeds thecapacity of the hazard- affected community to respond to it.Disasters can be of natural origin (floods, seismic events, hur-ricanes, forest fires), caused by industrial accidents (nuclearaccidents, release of chemicals, mining accidents), caused bytransport accidents (major car crashes, airplane crashes, railaccidents), be a consequence of criminal or terrorist attacks,or undesired events which may happen during massive pub-lic events (fire, crowd panic). The summary of Norris et al.(2002) is that all types of disaster share in common () [a] po-tential to affect many persons simultaneously and to engenderan array of stressors, including threat to ones own life andphysical integrity, exposure to dead and dying, bereavement,profound loss, social and community disruption, and ongoinghardship.

Transport accidentsIn 2005, the European transport network consisted of 4.5 mil-lion kms of road, railways, inland waterways and oil pipelines(Eurostat, 2009). In EU-27 in 2005 49 km/1000 km, motor-way density was 14 km/1000 km, inland waterway density 9km/1000 km and oil pipeline density 8 km/1000 km (Eurostat,

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2008a). From 2000 to 2005 motorway density increased by 12

Related StudiesPhilippine Emergency Numbers is free for anyone to use. Ithas been developed for quick and easy access to contact num-bers of different agencies in case of emergency.

If one finds a contact number that is no longer working norupdated he will just see it in the portal and the contact details.

Figure 1: PhEN

Auto Accident App is the first and only mobile phone applica-tion to offer instant, on-the-scene, live assistance to accidentvictims. Even better, our state-of-the-art App also providesone-button access to emergency personnel and step-by-stepguidance through the information gathering process to ensurethat no critical information or evidence is missed.

Use our Accident Recording System to easily document everydetail with pictures, audio witness statements, injury charts,car damage picture documentation and much more. AutoAccident App creates a comprehensive accident report, withattached pictures, and composes the information into a singleemail that you can send out to all necessary parties (such asLegal, medical insurance company etc).

Registration is simple and quick instead of manually enter-ing all kinds of details about your driving info, simply takea picture of your driving documents (drivers license, vehicleregistration and insurance), and you are done.

Figure 2: Auto Accident Apps Interface

This application aim is to provide alternative, simpler andlightweight interface to the product. The core of the projectwill be the Android based application with One touch accessto information you must provide to the other driver and emer-gency personnel (insurance ID, license plate, automobile makeand model, medical insurance info. etc.).

Another example is the ICE: In Case of Emergency it is designto store medical info for the entire family, including vaccina-tions and medical history. Optionally share some or all familyinfo with ICE. When info is shared with ICE, an additionalFamily Info category is added following Medications that willallow you or emergency service providers to access the sharedinfo.

Figure 3: In Case of Emergency Interface

This project aim to stores important information for first re-sponders and hospital staff to use in case of an emergencyinvolving you: A list of people to call – can call directly fromthe app, Insurance information, Doctor names and numbers –can call directly from the app, Allergies, Medical Conditions,Medications, Any special instructions or other informationyou wish to provide

Another app that also focuses on immediate access to Criticalinformation covers use of airway devices such as the Com-bitube, LMA, and King LT Airway, a complete list of emer-

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gency and ACLS drugs. The Critical Care ACLS Guide forAndroid makes it easy for physicians, paramedics and nursescheck ACLS drug doses, interpret EKGs, look up patient med-ications, and much more.

Figure 4: Critical Care ACLS Guide Interface

An example of this would be the Cancer Emergency ResponseTool allows cancer patients to rapidly and effectively managechemotherapy toxicity and disease-related problems whichmay require urgent hospital assessment.

CERT covers 7 of the most serious medical complications andtoxicities encountered by cancer patients. It assists appropri-ate decision making about when to seek medical advice, andspeeds direct access to the local Cancer Centre when poten-tially life-threatening or urgent symptoms are present.

Figure 5: FAMILY GPS Tracker Pro

An example of this would be the Family GPS Tracker Pro.Family GPS Tracker keeps ones family safe. Using GPS tech-nology, the Family GPS Tracker app gives the exact locationof family members and alerts one when his family are in trou-ble, using the app’s innovative check in feature. Family GPSTracker also lets one see sex offenders in his area. One cantrack anyone from kids, dogs to babies. The app is specificallydesigned to families to locate each other.

Figure 6: MYPD: My Police Department Interface

An example of this would be the My Police Department(MYPD). The My Police Department (MyPD) app initiallylaunched in 2011 for Android and iPhone, the app and its part-ner agencies have been featured in various publications andnews agencies. The MyPD app is free to download and doesnot require you to sign in or sign up to use the app.

Figure 7: Fire Alert 2

An example of this would be the FireAlert 2. FireAlert 2 isthe further development of the now for more than two yearssuccessful SMS/MMS alarm app for Android. It is the perfectsolution for Firefighters and other professions where missinga text is not an option! It makes your mobile working like apager. Beside the rescue organizations, you can use FireAlert2 to monitor server and control systems.

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Figure 8: Nearest Hospital

An example of this would be the nearest hospital. NearestHospital is a powerful application to find the nearest Hospitalof your location. App features: The app uses GPS technol-ogy, The app supports all countries and all languages, Theapp Sorts the Hospitals by the nearest one, The app calculatethe distance between your location and nearest Hospital ,Theapp uses Google maps to show the Hospital location, The appsupports Road map, The app draws path on the map betweenyour position and the nearest Hospital.

TECHNICAL BACKGROUND

Technicality of the project

The Web and Android Based Philippines Emergency QuickResponse Portal allow the users to access in the collection andstorage of emergency hotlines. The specific users can make acall to the emergency hotlines clearly, accurate, timely com-munication to ensure informed decision-making related to thevictim condition. Nowadays, cellular phones have becomea necessity for people. Not that they cant live without it butlife would definitely be easier and convenient with cell phones.

The Android Based application of this project will make thefuture system easy-to-access emergency hotlines and userfriendly in a way that it will give convenience to the usersin terms of accessing emergency hotlines. With this, the pro-ponents aim to develop a Web and Android Based PhilippinesEmergency Quick Response Portal that will allow the users toaccess the emergency hotlines in the nearest location of emer-gency response units.

To make this thing work out, the proponents need to make anapplication that will be based on mobile.

So how will the Emergency units trace their victim/concernedcitizen? Simple, the proponents will create a web applicationfor them to easily do it over the internet. They can view thelocation of the victim/concerned citizen.

In order for it to be implemented, the proponents will use var-ious development tools in the proposed system.

At present, the industry-leading android development tool isthe Eclipse software development kit (SDK), enabling users todesign efficiently and develop a standard-based for androidsapplication. With these features of Eclipse, the proponents de-cided to use this software for the implementation of the Weband Android Based Philippines Emergency Quick ResponsePortal.

Details of the technologies to be usedThere are three parts that contribute to the proposed system.These are the software, hardware, and people ware.

SOFTWAREIt refers to all computer instructions in general, or to any spe-cific set of computer instructions.

Adobe PhotoshopThe adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing application pop-ular for its extensive amount of features. Photoshop is also,currently, the leading graphics editing application. It helps theproponents design the layout of their system.

Notepad++ v6.4.5It is a text editor and source code editor that will help pro-ponent edit text and programming language source code files.It aims to be a lightweight and robust editor for a varietyof programming and scripting languages. One advantage ofNotepad++ over the built-in Windows text editor Notepad, isthat Notepad++ supports tabbed editing, which allows work-ing with multiple open files. The proponents can use this toget an idea of where to put navigation, menus, pictures, etc.

SQLiteThe proponents will make use of SQLite as database man-agement system for mobile. SQLite is a relational databasemanagement system (RDBMS) that runs in a server environ-ment by providing multi-user access to a number of databases.

PHP 5.3It is a server-side scripting language designed for web de-velopment but also used as a general-purpose programminglanguage. PHP code is interpreted by a web server with a PHPprocessor module, which generates the resulting web page:PHP commands can be embedded directly into an HTMLsource document rather than calling an external file to processdata. It has also evolved to include a command-line interfacecapability and can be used in standalone graphical applica-tions.

ECLIPSEIt is a multi-language Integrated development environment

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(IDE) comprising a base workspace and an extensible plug-insystem for customizing the environment. It is written mostlyin Java. It can be used to develop applications in Java and, bymeans of various plug-ins and other programming languages.The Eclipse software development kit (SDK), which includesthe Java development tools, is meant for Java developers.Users can extend its abilities by installing plug-ins written forthe Eclipse Platform, such as development toolkits for otherprogramming languages, and can write and contribute theirown plug-in modules.

WAMPSERVER 3.2It is a form of mini-server that can run on almost any WindowsOperating System. WAMP includes Apache 2, PHP 5 (SMTPports are disabled), and MySQL (phpMyAdmin and SQLite-manager are installed to manage your databases) preinstalled.

HTMLIt is the main markup language for creating web pages andother information that can be displayed in a web browser.

JavaScript

It is an interpreted computer programming language.As part of web browsers, implementations allow client-sidescripts to interact with the user, control the browser, commu-nicate asynchronously, and alter the document content that isdisplayed. It has also become common in server-side program-ming, game development and the creation of desktop applica-tions.HARDWAREThe requirements of the hardware are the following: the min-imum requirements on the hardware will be a computer setwith Intel Core 2 Duo - 1.86 GHz and 2GB of RAM, runningWindows XP or higher version of Windows OS, and a harddrive of at least 100 GB.

PEOPLEWAREThey are the users of the system. The users of the system arethe administrator and the general public and emergency units.The general public also referred to as mobile phone users theadministrator has to sign in using username and password inthe portal. They are allowed to manage specific number ofemergency response units while the general publics are not.While the Emergency units they can view the location of thevictim/concerned citizen.

ADMINISTRATORThis person has the full access of the entire portal. He/Shemanages user accounts of all client.

GENERAL PUBLICThis person is not allowed to delete any numbers in the an-droid apps. They are allowed to download the android apps

for free in the portal.

Methodology

Requirements SpecificationsIt is in this part that a complete description of the behavior ofa system is developed and the interactions of the users withthe software are also described. It is also in this section that acomprehensive description of the intended purpose and envi-ronment for the study to be developed is done.

Requirements specification in systems engineering and soft-ware engineering is the direct result of a requirement analy-sis and can be referred Software Requirements Specification,Hardware Requirements Specification or both. A good re-quirements specification defines all necessary requirementsfor project development to be able to derive the requirementsthe proponents need to have clear and thorough understandingof the system to be developed.

In this sector a clearly and precisely definition of what thelogical requirements is made, in such a way that it is possi-ble to test the finished system to verify that those needs haveactually been met. The point is to ensure that the needs arecorrectly defined before time, money and resources are notwasted working on the wrong solution. Typically, writing for-mal requirements specification is the final step in the analysisphase of the system development life cycle.

In this system we more adopt the needs of the users using theapplication that can be made in the ADT (Android Develop-ment Toolkit). This system can be easy to generate throughthe use of the application we implemented. Requirementsspecification is the initial product development phase in whichinformation is gathered about what requirements are needed.

Operational FeasibilityThe Figures 7, 8 and 9 illustrate the Fishbone Diagram reflect-ing the operational feasibility project.

The machinery is made up of devices that will be very nec-essary in making the system truly functional, effective andefficient. The only thing needed in the Online based mod-ules for admin and users is a server computer that will serveall user requests while in the mobile application an Androidphone would be enough.

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Fishbone

Figure 9: SagipPinoy: Web Based for Administrator FishboneDiagram

The manpower is composed of people who will be the end-users of the program. It is a need that the users should beknowledgeable of the said system. Thus, only the Administra-tor is authorize to use the said application illustrated in figure7. The same is true in figure 8 the user is also free to do what-ever he wants to do, to detect nearest location of emergencyhotlines.

The materials are the tools that the proponents will be usingin order to implement the system, PHP and WAMPSERVER,Javascript, HTML and CSS will be used in the online-basedapplication of SagipPinoy while Java and SQL Lite would beused in its mobile application.

The method is the event when the objective is fully imple-mented.

Figure 10: SagipPinoy: Web Based for User/Emergency unitsFishbone Diagram

The Management in terms of SagipPinoy online applicationwould be all up to the administrator. The administrator over-sees the performance of the system as well as the users. Theymake certain that there will be a systematic monitoring and

evaluation of the various aspects of the system and personnelto ensure the standards of quality are being met. Managementin terms of SagipPinoy online application for would be all upto the user to manage their accounts. Same would be true toSagipPinoy mobile application it would also be all up to theusers.

Figure 11: SagipPinoy: Mobile Based for User FishboneDiagram

Figure 12: SagipPinoy: Mobile Based for Emergency UnitsFishbone Diagram

Functional Decomposition DiagramIt is a top-down representation of a function or process bywhich a complex problem or system is broken down into partsthat are easier to understand. Figure 10 shows the functionaldecomposition of SagipPinoy.

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Figure 13: SagipPinoy: Web and Mobile Based FunctionalDecomposition Diagram

Technical Feasibility

It is the process of proving that the concept is technically pos-sible. It considers the technical requirements of the proposedstudy .The technical feasibility is carried out to determine theavailability of technology and resources such as hardware,software and manpower.

The Quick Response System is an android implementationwhich mainly intended for people needs help in an androidsmart phones. It aims to confirm that the system will performeffectively and efficiently.

This study is a web and an application that can help usersemergency cases. In order to have this application one shouldfirst register an account to the portal and then he/she can easilydownload it from the portal. An android phone can stored theapplication and when he/she is in a big trouble or a concernedcitizen then he/she may just click the application and then mayfind the nearest location of the emergency units at that place.The storage capacity depends on the requirements of the orga-nization such as the:

1. Input device which can enter input/store large amount ofdata in effective time

2. Output devices which can produce output in a bulk in aneffective time

3. The choice of the processing units depends on the typeof the processing required in the system.

Technology needed:

1. Mobile phone for the storage of the application

2. Internet connection for downloading the installer

Schedule FeasibilityAs for the schedule, proponents will conduct some interviewsto the emergency units involved in the unnecessary happen-ings such as emergencies. Since they are putting up a startup business then they will take for about how many monthsto finish this system. Since this is just a documentary stagethen make it happen. It is also unlikely of the project to becompleted by the due date or completion date.

Gantt Chart(TABLE 1)

Gantt Chart(TABLE 2)

Gantt Chart

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Requirements ModelingThis chapter presents the requirements, the structure and de-sign of the study. The purpose of the study is to help users tohave a quick response from the emergency units. The func-tional requirements are to locate nearest emergency units andhelp users to call for any help and achieve quick responses.In a requirements modeling, the Input-Process-Output (IPO)model is needed to illustrate the inputs and the processes itwill take to come up with outputs.

IPO for Mobile Application

1. INPUT : User coordinate

2. PROCESS : The application will detect the nearestemergency units

3. EXPECTED OUTPUT : View the nearest emergencyhotline.

If the application process is successful, it will show the nearestlocation of the emergency units.

Performance

1. The application will detect the nearest location of theemergency units.

2. The icon of the application is not hidden from the mainapplication list of the android phone.

Control

1. To access the web application, they will need an ac-count.

IPO for Web ApplicationTo access the web application, they will need an account. AnIPO model is shown below.IPO model in Web(Table 3)

1. INPUT : The administrator or client enters his accountdetails on the web application form

2. PROCESS : The web application will validate the ac-count

3. EXPECTED OUTPUT : If the account is valid, the webapplication will then redirect the user to its correspond-ing dashboard. If not, then a message will be displayedto notify the user

The web application performs some operations with admin-istrator or users consent. It will have some controls of datamanipulation.

Performance

1. The web application automatically fetches the data sentby the users.

Control

1. If users search for information, the web application willonly fetch the data that are post by the administrator.

Object Modeling

Use Case Diagram

Figure 14: SagipPinoy:Web Application Use Case Diagram

Figure 15: SagipPinoy:Web Application for Admin Use CaseDiagram

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Figure 16: SagipPinoy:Web Application for Admin Use CaseDiagram

Figure 17: SagipPinoy:Web Application for User Use CaseDiagram

Figure 18: SagipPinoy:Web Application for Emergency UnitUse Case Diagram

Activity DiagramActivity Diagrams are graphical representations of workflowsof stepwise activities and actions with support for choice,iteration and concurrency. Shown below are the Activity Dia-grams of the study.

Figure 19 :Activity Diagram of the Web Application

Figure 20 :Activity Diagram of Mobile Application

User-Interface DesignUser-interface requires a good understanding of user needs.There are several phases and processes in the user interfacedesign, some of which are more demanded upon than others,depending on the project. The proponents have prepared fewof the possible user interfaces of the proposed system and theuser if the objectives of the study would be fully implemented.Figures below show the interface when opening the mobileapplication.

Figure 21:SagipPinoy Mobile Application for User Interface

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Figure 22:SagipPinoy:(FIRE)Mobile Application for UserInterface

Figure 23:SagipPinoy:(HOSPITAL)Mobile Application forUser Interface

Figure 24:SagipPinoy:(POLICE)Mobile Application for UserInterface

Figure 25:SagipPinoy:(TIPS)Mobile Application for UserInterface

Figure 26:SagipPinoy:(VOLUNTEER)Mobile Applicationfor User Interface

If the users click the application then the figure 18 will beshown to the user. When the user click menu icon figure 21show the selected emergency hotlines. Figure 22-24 shows thenearest location emergency units.

Figures below show the interface when opening the applica-tion by sign-in in the portal.

Figure 27:SagipPinoy Web Application User Interface

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If the users have not been registered to SagipPinoy then figure25 will be shown to the user. If it is the other way around thenthe login interface will be shown to the user just like figure 26.After verifying the Log in information then figure 27 will beshown to the users, the user/concerned citizen should down-load the application. Figure 28 shows the user/concernedcitizen view information of the emergency units. Figure 29shows the emergency units dashboard.

Data DesignDesigning data is about discovering and completely definingthe applications data characteristics and processes.

Entity Relationship Diagram

Figure 33:SagipPinoy WEB and MOBILE ERD

Data DictiionaryA data dictionary is a centralized repository of informationabout data such as meaning, relationships to other data, origin,usage, and format.

Web and Mobile Data Dictionary

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SagipPinoy Data Dictionary







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Entity Network Model

Figure 34: Network Topology

Figure 35: Network Model

The android phone needs a network operator to send locationdetails to the server or connecting directly to the internet ser-vice provider and wireless router. When connected, the phonecan send location details through call to the server and theserver sends back a response to the mobile phone.

Development

Program Specification

List of Modules

LIST OF MODULES(TABLE )

LIST OF MODULES(TABLE )

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Software Specification

In developing the system, the proponents will use Windows7 Ultimate 64-bit as the operating system. The programminglanguage that they will use for developing the mobile applica-tion is Java, and for the web application, it will be PHP version5.3.

Talking about the database, WAMPSERVER version 2.2 willbe used as the database of the web application and SQL Litefor the mobile application.

Writing android application is hardly done with simpleeditor alone, so the proponents will need Eclipse IDE (Inte-grated Development Environment) for developing the mobileapplication easier. For the web application, Notepad++ v6.4.5will be used in creating and editing the PHP files.

For the administrator and the clients, they will only need abrowser to use the web application and download for the in-staller like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorerand others. For the clients, they will need an android version2.3.x to use the mobile application.

Hardware Specification

The hardware specification deals with the tangible compo-nents of the computer, as distinguished from the software thatcontains and provides instructions for the hardware to achieveits tasks.

To make the mobile application run, the user needs to have amobile phone running on an Android platform version 2.3.xwith a minimum of 256MB of RAM.

The minimum hardware requirements that the proponents needto have to implement the system is listed in table 1. For theadministrator and clients, they will need to have a computerset connected to the internet in order to use the web applica-tion. Any computer set with internet connection can be used.

The proponents need a web server, on where the applicationwill send the client’s data, and where the clients can remotelymanage their phones. The minimum requirement for the serveris listed on table 13 and 14.

Deployment Diagram

Figure 35: Deployment Diagram

Testing

Test DataTest data is the data that is used in testing a software system.In order to test a software application one need to enter somedata for testing most of the features. Any such specificallyidentified data which are used in tests are known as test data.

The proponents need to prepare several test data to test thesoftware after it has been fully implemented. The usual testdata the proponents used will be the contacts of emergencyunits. With this test data, the feature of the application will betested.

Integration TestingIntegration testing needs to be done by the proponents sincethere are 2 modules in their system and it is in this phase inwhich individual software modules are combined and testedas a group. It occurs after unit testing and before validationtesting. Integration testing takes as its input modules thosethat have been unit tested, groups them in larger aggregates,applies tests defined in an integration test plan to those aggre-gates, and delivers as its output the integrated system ready forsystem testing.

Load TestingIt is the process of putting demand on a system or device andmeasuring its response. Load testing is performed to deter-mine a systems behavior under both normal and anticipatedpeak load conditions. Load testing also needs to be done bythe proponents to test if the server can handle multiple requestsat a time.

Stress TestingStress testing is the process of determining the ability of theapplication or device to maintain certain level of effectivenessunder unfavorable conditions. Like the server might not workproperly. Through this, the proponents can test if the servercan still perform normally

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ConclusionThis study focuses on creating an application for the emer-gency units to respond and for the ordinary users to ask fora help. The study is used for helping ordinary users throughthe use of their android phones and for the emergency unitsto respond the ordinary users. SagipPinoy offers a free regis-tration to be used by the ordinary users and to the emergencyunits. The researchers believe this study provides secured andreliable applications to be used by the emergency units andordinary users.

RecommendationWe recommend to the people who are involved to accidentsor to those people who make sure their safeties. They willgenerate their location reports and view the map.

AcknowledgementTo Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, for giving the wisdom,strength, support and knowledge in exploring things; for theguidance is helping surpass all the trials that the researchersencountered and for giving determination to pursue their stud-ies and to make this study possible.

This research is lovingly dedicated to our respective parentswho have been our constant source of inspiration. They havegiven us the drive and discipline to tackle any task with enthu-siasm and determination. Without their love and support thisproject would not have been made possible.

The researchers would like to express our sincere gratitude toour adviser Emilie Villaceran for the continuous support ofour IT 415 study and research, for her patience, motivation,enthusiasm, and immense knowledge. Her guidance helpedthe proponents in all the time of research and writing of thisthesis. We could not have imagined having a better adviserand mentor for this research.

We would like to thank the following teachers who gave theirtime and efforts to correct our research documents; To Mrs.Mencho Montezon our grammarian who check the grammarproperly and to Mr. Jerson Maglasang our database consultant.

The researchers thank our fellow colleagues in University ofCebu, for the stimulating discussions, for the sleepless nightswe were working together before deadlines, and for all the funwe have had in the last two months.

Keywords: Information technology, Emergency portal,Philippine portal, Disaster portal

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