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This application will certainly alleviate parents concerns when their children attend crowded parks, camps, and amusement facilities, and potentially save lives. The technology is based on the cheapest, lowest power, but longest range network communications available. Such technology is needed since many camps and parks are miles in length, well beyond Bluetooth, WiFi, and Zigbee range. Cellular communications would be long range enough, but too expensive for a simple tracking device.
At camps, amusement parks and other large outdoor venues, caregivers are concerned about making sure that they don’t lose track of their children, and keep them safe. This application will make use of the least expensive, lowest power usage, and longest range network available for GPS sensors, Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWA) technology.
Venue administrators will be able to cheaply lease equipment for the network, and caregivers will be able to cheaply lease a sensor for each child. A potential key partner in this venture will be Cognosos, which has already filed a patent for compatible technology served through an internet-based server to smart phones.
Customers will be parents, administrators, and group leaders at facilities, such as camps and amusement parks. Since more than 14 million children attend camp each year, and 375 million people attend amusement parks each year, the leased-based revenue potential is significant.
The Minimum Viable Prototype (MVP) will be tested for three months at nearby venues, such as Camp Woodruff for Boy Scouts and Six Flags of Atlanta, if they consent to participate. A set of 30 sensors will be provided for distribution and testing, along with setup of a gateway and server, and access to the cell phone application.
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