GPS Navigation:

Now that I have researched into GPS and have a greater understanding of the possibilities that can be achieved, It was time to create my own. With the same group as last Term we set out with a GPS device and decided to map out a route. The route had a set rule which was to find the nearest security camera to the university, track this location, and then continue to walk until we found another camera, track that one and so on... This would allow us to then plot all the tracked location on Google maps and give us an indication of 'safe zones' within the city centre.

Below is the map with the GPS locations posted which shows the route we took.

This clearly shows where many of the cameras are in the city centre and now this information has been obtained I am able to create a similar map, but colour coded as safe zones in the area. This could be used by others for an indication of how to plan a route when travelling alone, giving the safest possible journey.

Below are the colour coded maps:

The green ovals show the exact locations of the cameras. The fact that the ovals are green represent safe zones in the area as cameras provide protection due to people less likely to committing crimes if they are being watched.

The yellow sphere in the centre is present to show a relatively safe zone, it is not in direct view of the cameras, but the entire yellow area is surrounded by them. This is at least an area that people are less likely to feel at risk.

Finally this last image shows the entire map as a coloured indication of how safe the areas are. The places in direct view of the cameras are in green, followed by fairly safe areas in yellow, then not so much in pink and not at all/unknown in red.