Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00002, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Vidad, Jeziel (Centennial College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : According to the Alzheimer's Association of Canada, 25,000 Canadians are diagnosed with dementia annually,_x000D_
and 937,000 Canadians will be living with the disease in 15 years. According to the National Epidemiological_x000D_
Database for the Study of Autism in Canada (NEDSAC), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most_x000D_
common developmental disabilities. In Canada, 1 in 94 children is diagnosed with ASD._x000D_
Currently, there are conventional tracking devices in the market based on the GPS technology and Bluetooth._x000D_
However their major limitations are geographical coverage, high cost to own and low battery life. To_x000D_
overcome these problems, we propose to design and develop the WeTraq tracking device._x000D_
WeTraq is designed to utilize the global WiFi network and GSM 2G/3G in addition to GPS to provide Global_x000D_
coverage with precise location, low cost and battery life of up to 4 months by integrating several technical_x000D_
aspects of Internet of Things (IoT) Technology., program purpose french : According to the Alzheimer's Association of Canada, 25,000 Canadians are diagnosed with dementia annually,_x000D_
and 937,000 Canadians will be living with the disease in 15 years. According to the National Epidemiological_x000D_
Database for the Study of Autism in Canada (NEDSAC), Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is one of the most_x000D_
common developmental disabilities. In Canada, 1 in 94 children is diagnosed with ASD._x000D_
Currently, there are conventional tracking devices in the market based on the GPS technology and Bluetooth._x000D_
However their major limitations are geographical coverage, high cost to own and low battery life. To_x000D_
overcome these problems, we propose to design and develop the WeTraq tracking device._x000D_
WeTraq is designed to utilize the global WiFi network and GSM 2G/3G in addition to GPS to provide Global_x000D_
coverage with precise location, low cost and battery life of up to 4 months by integrating several technical_x000D_
aspects of Internet of Things (IoT) Technology., agreement title english : Design and Development of a Novel Tracking Device (WeTraq) to Track People with Autism or Dementia Disorder, agreement title french : Design and Development of a Novel Tracking Device (WeTraq) to Track People with Autism or Dementia Disorder, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada