{"id":27970,"date":"2013-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/27970\/lebanese-engineer-needs-funding-to-develop-gunfire-tracker-app"},"modified":"2023-08-30T07:16:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T07:16:34","slug":"lebanese-engineer-needs-funding-to-develop-gunfire-tracker-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/27970\/lebanese-engineer-needs-funding-to-develop-gunfire-tracker-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Engineer Needs Funding to Develop Gunfire Tracker App"},"content":{"rendered":"  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"490\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A8Zc1qvZ4So\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>  <br \/>  <br \/>  Lebanese telecommunication engineer Firas Wazneh has developed an idea for an application that would use sound triangulation to pinpoint the exact location a weapon was used in an effort to warn people of impending violence in the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocativ.com\/08-2013\/afraid-of-sectarian-violence-in-lebanon-theres-an-app-for-that\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Vocativ.com<\/a> reports.<br \/>  <br \/>  The phone app is called \u201cWay to Safety.\u201d<br \/>  <br \/>  While the engineer is still looking for funding to make this app a reality, he says that eventually, it will be free for residents of \u201chot zones,\u201d and hopes that security services, medical personnel and the media will also use it.<br \/>  <br \/>  Of course, keep in mind there are all sorts of gunshots going off at various times in the country.<br \/>  <br \/>  Exhibit A : to welcome a new born baby<br \/>  Exhibit B: to celebrate high school graduation <br \/>  Exhibit C: whenever a political\/sectarian leader shows up on TV. etc&#8230;<br \/>  <br \/>  That&#8217;s why Wazneh also hopes the app will be able to identify the type of weapon used.<br \/>  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese telecommunication 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