The earthquake and tsunami beyond imagination caused extremely serious damage after the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Meiji Sanriku Earthquake, with 18,703 dead, 2,674 missing, and 6,220 injured (according to Miyagi Prefecture research). Also, the Great East Japan Earthquake.
From the lessons learned from that tragic catastrophe, the watching app, which was born with the desire to "save as many people as possible," is drawing attention again before September 1st, Disaster Prevention Day.
Its name is "Kokodayo". A total of 600,000 downloads have been recorded, and the average billing continuation rate for the last three months is a whopping 98%. A paid disaster prevention app that has achieved a billing continuation rate of 99% at the end of July 2021. It is also officially adopted by DoCoMo's amazing content.
Now, users who have witnessed disasters caused by earthquakes, heavy rains, and typhoons have downloaded this "Kokodayo" with the desire to "protect their families and important people," and are increasing the number of users.
The usage fee for this "Kokodayo" ranges from 180 yen / month for a 2-person course (90 yen per person) to 580 yen / month for an 8-person course (about 72 yen per person). The development base and main functions of "Kokodayo" to increase the number of users are ↓ ↓ ↓
"Kokodayo" is an application service that automatically sends the latest whereabouts to family members and important people, triggered by Earthquake Early Warnings (source of information).
When a disaster occurs or a disaster is expected (Earthquake Early Warning, tornado warning, etc.), the location information (GPS) of the mobile terminal acquired in advance is used to quickly send the location information.
Developed and operated by Genetec (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), an IT company whose core business is digital solutions for the manufacturing industry. It was developed based on the company's patented technology.
On the app, in addition to the function that automatically notifies the whereabouts of the family in the event of a disaster and supports confirmation of safety, the function that allows the location to be confirmed on the map in the app and evacuation shelter information are provided.
In addition, many users use it as a watching app for children and the elderly on a daily basis (normal times).
◆ Triggered by an Earthquake Early Warning with a seismic intensity of 5 lower or higher, the location information immediately before the occurrence of a disaster is automatically notified to the set group members instantly.
You can create a group of 2 to 8 people, and you can use the chat bulletin board closed in the group.
In the event of a disaster, you can notify group members of your safety and send a message with a single tap.
List evacuation shelters in order of proximity to the current location, and navigate to evacuation shelters in cooperation with the map app.
Receives weather information announced for preset areas in addition to your current location.
In addition to the Earthquake Early Warning (prediction report) announced by the Japan Meteorological Agency, it is possible to receive and display weather warnings (warnings, warnings, special warnings) such as heavy rains, floods, landslides, heavy snowfalls, and storms in 67 regions nationwide.
◆ You can check the whereabouts of registered members on the map and request to update the location information.
There is no limit to the number of times you can share and update location information and request whereabouts.
By default, in consideration of privacy, location information is notified only in the event of a disaster.
◆ You can share the battery level among registered members.
◆ In addition to the current location, receive the weather forecast (today, tomorrow, every time zone) of the point registered by the user.
The registered point is also used as a place to display the seismic intensity when an earthquake occurs.
――― A new service that responds to new user requests for “Kokodayo”, which has become established as an “app that watches over family members and loved ones” from a series of guerrilla rainstorms and direct earthquakes that are said to have an incidence of 70% within 30 years. Has begun. That is ↓↓↓
While running this "Kokodayo", "It's a little difficult for my wife to know my position in real time ..." "A college student's daughter confessed," I don't want to know my whereabouts in Kokodayo. " There was also a voice saying.
Therefore, GENETEC will automatically send your latest location information by e-mail to the pre-registered parties (up to 8) in conjunction with the Earthquake Early Warning while keeping the basic functions of "Kokodayo". Released in June.
By registering contact information such as acquaintances / friendships of your local government, workplace / university, neighbors / neighbors, etc. without using the group function of "Kokodayo", privacy-oriented people, single-person households, and people living alone. "Kokodayo SOLO" is a disaster prevention app that you can rely on.
This "Kokodayo SOLO" is selected by people who meet the needs of a new user base and who "do not want to know each other's location information" even if they are family members.
This "Kokodayo SOLO" is a 5-person plan 180 yen / month (up to 5 destination registrations) and an 8-person plan 300 yen / month (up to 8 destination registrations), and the number of users is also faster than expected. Is said to be growing.
Kenji Ueno, CEO of GENETEC, which develops and operates "Kokodayo" and "Kokodayo SOLO", an automatic location information sharing service for disaster prevention, said, "I want to save people's lives by myself. I developed it, "he said, and told me about future developments.
"We will continue to improve the quality and expand the functions of" Kokodayo "and enhance usability and accessibility so that it will be established as an app that monitors the daily lives of children and the elderly, not just in the event of a disaster."
"We would like to evolve it not only in the event of a disaster but also as a daily monitoring app, and further utilize the system design and development capabilities of Genetec's patented technology for society. We will accelerate the technological development that plays a part in the smart city." (Representative Director of Genetec Kenji Ueno)
◆ Cocodayo https://www.cocodayo.jp/family ◆ Cocodayo SOLO https://www.cocodayo.jp/solo ◆ Genetec https://www.genetec.co.jp/
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