sajeevan@cdac.in, [email_address] SAARATHY – An Indigenous Multilingual GPS-based Mobile Navigation Software Geomatics Solutions Development Group, Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Pune University Campus, Pune, India 411007 Sajeevan G and S.C.Thirumaran

Indigenous GPS-based mobile navigation software with Indian languages support

Read shape ( shp ), kml and intrinsic vector formats. Display satellite ( raster ) data. Multilingual display. English, Hindi and Malayalam Option to incorporate more languages Features

Read shape ( shp ), kml and intrinsic vector formats.

Display satellite ( raster ) data.

Multilingual display.

English, Hindi and Malayalam

Option to incorporate more languages

Create a new path and save GPS paths ( create vector). Replay saved paths or tracks from other sources; for instance a kml file from Google Earth. Navigation . The system does not require service from mobile service providers, except the rescue module, as it uses the data saved in the mobile unit. Features

Create a new path and save GPS paths ( create vector).

Replay saved paths or tracks from other sources; for instance a kml file from Google Earth.

Navigation . The system does not require service from mobile service providers, except the rescue module, as it uses the data saved in the mobile unit.

If an emergency button is pressed by the user, the location of the user will be sent as an SMS to the rescuer mobile who will automatically visualise the position of the user on a map background along with emergency sound. The rescue module helps Parents/Police/Hospital/BPO employees significantly. Rescue SMS User Location Parents Ambulance Police

If an emergency button is pressed by the user, the location of the user will be sent as an SMS to the rescuer mobile who will automatically visualise the position of the user on a map background along with emergency sound.

The rescue module helps Parents/Police/Hospital/BPO employees significantly.

Give warning when a planned route is not followed; the system starts beeping. This utility can be used to give warning when people approach hazardous / restricted area; for example, warn when near a crevasse in glaciated area. Follow Path

Give warning when a planned route is not followed; the system starts beeping.

This utility can be used to give warning when people approach hazardous / restricted area; for example, warn when near a crevasse in glaciated area.

Option to click photographs with automatic inscribing of latitude and longitude information. Handy in fieldworks where location of each photograph is important. Geo-Tagging

Option to click photographs with automatic inscribing of latitude and longitude information.

Handy in fieldworks where location of each photograph is important.

Navigation Emergency Mobile tracking Medical information Tourism Field data collection Defense …… Application Areas

Navigation

Emergency

Mobile tracking

Medical information

Tourism

Field data collection

Defense

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Operational on Windows Mobile having an inbuilt GPS. The software is tested on HTC Touch Diamond . Spatial data of parts of Pune city has been created to demonstrate the capabilities of the software. Working on Tie-up for maps … Status…

Operational on Windows Mobile having an inbuilt GPS.

The software is tested on HTC Touch Diamond .

Spatial data of parts of Pune city has been created to demonstrate the capabilities of the software.

Working on Tie-up for maps

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Thank You Enquiries: geomatics@cdac.in