Area! app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Towntalk Solutions Inc
First release : 10 Dec 2020
App size: 34.36 Mb
Area! is a personal safety guide that utilizes locally powered artificial intelligence to keep you safe.
Trusted community: Area is building a safe space for credible members of society to support one another
Real-time intelligence: Area’s trusted community share information and participate in a rigorous verification process to curb fake news
Emergency response: Area! is providing quick and easy access to support and response channels
Situational awareness: Area!’s database of over 16,000 verified incidents and real-time intelligence let’s you make informed decisions
Inclusion and Access: Area! Provides over 100mb of data to its trusted members to ensure they are never stranded or excluded from digital response channels
Its features include:
• View incidents, events and updates near you
• Real-time traffic updates to find the best route
• Share (openly, anonymously or within closed network)
• Corroborate/debunk incidents near you
• Comment, upload picture and investigate incidents
• SOS: Nearest emergency service (over 20 categories)
• Real-time location risk rating
• Receive push notifications to users for location risk updates
• API integration, open media and in-house tools
Upon meeting a verification threshold of our human-supervised AI-based verification algorithm, Area! curbs misinformation by labelling the incident with a “verified”, “disputed” or “debunked” badge.
Area! has an exhaustive and expandable list of location- specific emergency contacts to support personal safety, security, and crisis response:
• Over 15 emergency support categories and growing
• Access artisans for home emergencies
• Intelligent search tool
• Call and/or Navigate to a chosen service
• Pre-programme corporate emergency response contacts.
• Emergency response for vulnerable population: women and disabled persons.
• Access to Towntalk’s 24/7 Call Centre for response coordination.
Become an “Area! Champion” by engaging in positive behaviours and accumulating Area Points for in-app rewards.