Its
objective is to supply the elderly with a small, light and easy to
handle device which calculates the user’s position by means of a
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and then transmits it
to the service centre, even in the case the person in need cannot
describe his or her exact position.
A more integrated attempt to enhance the independent living of
senior citizens by providing them innovative services through a
cost-optimized technological platform is investigated by the
OLDES project