User:Demetrius thompson inventor

Demetrius Thompson (born March 17, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) is considered to be the inventor of the Global Mobile Alert(GMA). ACTIVATE IT™ is the world’s first crash-avoidance application, a location-based services platform that alerts drivers when approaching signaled intersections,school zones and railroad crossings.

The application is available for license and can be implemented on mobile phones, navigation systems and in-vehicle telematics systems.

Global Mobile Alert Corporation has just received three nominations from the Telematics Awards 2009:

Telematics Detroit 2009 Finalists: Best Portable Telematics Solution, Finalists: Best Aftermarket Device, and Finalists: Best Telematics Service & Application for Commercial Vehicles.

The GMA solution provides audible alerts when a moving vehicle approaches an intersection (or other geo-coded area) too rapidly. When a GMA-enabled vehicle is approaching one of these areas an alert is sounded if the vehicle is moving faster than a predetermined speed. The Patent for this mobile alerting system was issued in December 2007 and its first implementations will be available next month. The system signals and alerts end-users when they are approaching a traffic light, school zone, railroad crossing and other danger areas.

For automotive OEMs and suppliers of GPS-enabled mobile devices, the GMA solution may help reduce the effects of driver distraction in vehicles enabled with navigation and embedded telematics equipment.

The auto industry is moving aggressively to prepare for advanced safety applications using V2V and V2I technologies. However, infrastructure to support these technologies takes times and is years away from deployment. A new intersection safety application from Global Mobile Alert is based on map attributes and uses current cellular technology. This new application from GMA is a practical solution to an immediate need.

Demetrius Thompson is the Chairman of Global Mobile Alert Corporation. SEE IT ON THE WEB: WWW.GMA4.COM