{"364011":{"#nid":"364011","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Campus Safety Reminder:  Start the year off right with Rave Guardian","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERave Guardian is an android\/iOS application that turns mobile phones into personal safety devices.\u0026nbsp; The best thing about Rave Guardian is the fact that it is \u003Cstrong\u003EFREE\u003C\/strong\u003E to students, faculty, and staff and takes less than five minutes to set up.\u0026nbsp; You can download the application on your device using the Google Play store or the iTunes store.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe timer feature allows users to set a realistic time to reach their destination.\u0026nbsp; When they arrive safely, they deactivate your timer using the application.\u0026nbsp; If they forget to deactivate the timer or something happens and you cannot deactivate your timer, their profile will be sent to GTPD dispatch. \u0026nbsp;GTPD dispatch will try to contact them while their phone\u2019s GPS starts tracking. If dispatchers get no answer, GTPD officers will be in route to the user\u0027s location.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe panic feature does everything the timer feature does, but all users need to do is push the red \u201cCall Georgia Tech Police\u201d button.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EUsers can also send anonymous text messages and pictures to GTPD by using the yellow \u201cSend a tip\u201d option if they do not feel comfortable calling GTPD.\u0026nbsp; Our dispatchers will then reach out to the sender via SMS messaging to try to get more detailed information about the incident.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe want all students, faculty, and staff to set a New Year\u2019s resolution that is extremely easy to complete and sign up for Rave Guardian to make sure they keep themselves safer in the new year. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.guardian.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.guardian.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlways remember, if you see something, say something!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Officer Bradley Latham - Georgia Tech Police Department"}],"field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Rave Guardian is an android\/iOS application that turns mobile phones into personal safety devices."}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2015-01-13 17:22:10","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:50","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-01-13T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}