Alabama launches statewide coronavirus tracking app

“The GuideSafe app was developed with funding from the CARES Act. Experts from UAB worked with Birmingham-based MotionMobs and the Alabama Department of Public Health to develop the technology. Alabama is one of the first states to offer this technology to the public, said Dr. Karen Landers, medical officer for the norther district of Alabama.”

UAB Releases Coronavirus Exposure Notification App

“Supported by CARES Act funding, the GuideSafe Exposure Notification App was built by UAB and Birmingham-based MotionMobs in active collaboration with the Alabama Department of Public Health and integrating Google and Apple’s Exposure Notification System.”

COVID-19 Trackers Launch in Virginia and Alabama

“Seven hundred miles south of Virginia, the first American pilot-test of an app built with the Apple-Google API is live in the state of Alabama. GuideSafe was developed by the Alabama Department of Public Health, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Birmingham-based tech company MotionMobs.”

How a Birmingham tech firm will shape colleges’ reopenings

“A critical component of the GuideSafe platform is a contact tracing app designed by local software company MotionMobs. The app utilizes Google and Apple technology for contact tracing and will be used to alert individuals when they have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 – complementing testing and other tools […]

IT’S POISON! (or is it?)

“Children’s of Alabama recently launched a new mobile poison app designed to identify toxic plants and venomous and poisonous animals. The app—entitled “Poison Perils of Alabama” – is free and can be downloaded for both iOS and Android devices. The resource was designed to make parents, grandparents, teachers, and other caregivers aware of the plants, […]