Google recently announced the launch of its Emergency Location Service (ELS) in India for compatible Android smartphones. It means that users who are in an emergency can call or contact emergency service providers like police, firefighters, and healthcare professionals. ELS can share the user’s accurate location immediately.
Uttar Pradesh (UP) in India has become the first state to operationalise ELS for Android devices. Earlier, ELS was rolled out to devices having Android 6 or newer versions. For integration, however, ELS will require state authorities to connect it with their services for activation.
More about ELS
According to Google, the ELS function on Android handsets has been activated in India. The built-in emergency service will enable Android users to communicate their location by call or SMS in order to receive assistance from emergency service providers, such as firefighters, police, and medical personnel.
ELS on Android collects information from the device’s GPS, Wi-Fi, and cellular networks in order to pinpoint the user’s exact location, with an accuracy of up to 50 meters.
Implementation details
However, local wireless and emergency infrastructure operators must enable support for the ELS capability. The first state in India to “fully” operationalize the service for Android devices is Uttar Pradesh.
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