Aki Map User GuideSafety and Emergency Features

Safety and Emergency Features

Chapter 10 · These functions are auxiliary tools. For true emergencies, please call 119 or 112 directly.

Chapter 10 of 144 topics

Safety Location Card

Pull up in the information panel to see the "Safety Location" card, which contains WGS84, TWD97, UTM coordinates, altitude, accuracy, and positioning time.

  • Share Location: Share coordinates and map links with others.
  • SMS Draft: Open a pre-written SMS with coordinates; you just need to select the recipient and send.
  • Call 119: Confirm and call directly; if 119 is unavailable, you can call 112 instead. Coordinates will be copied to the clipboard simultaneously for easy verbal transmission or resending.
Safety Location Card
Safety Location Card and emergency assistance button.

Emergency Contacts and Check-in

  1. Go to "Settings → Location & Safety → Emergency Contacts and Check-in" (you can also access it from the Safety Location Card) and tap "Add Contact".
  2. Set a check-in time limit in "Check-in Safety Report", then tap "Start Check-in Timer".
  3. When the time limit is reached, the app will send a notification; if you still haven't checked in the next time you open the app, it will remind you again to check in or extend the time.
  4. You can also send a message notification to all emergency contacts at once.
Emergency Contacts and Check-in
Settings → Location & Safety → Emergency Contacts and Check-in.

Mountain Entry Permit and Park Entrance Permit Reminder

After loading a route, below the route summary in the information panel is "Mountain Entry Permit/Park Entrance Permit". You can mark whether this route requires a mountain entry permit or park entrance permit, whether it has been obtained, write notes, and also access shortcuts to official application portals.

Mountain Entry Permit and Park Entrance Permit Reminder
Mountain Entry Permit and Park Entrance Permit Reminder and official application portal.

Location and Safety Settings

  • Record tracks in background: keeps recording when the screen is locked or you switch apps; best left on.
  • Alert when off route: warns you when you leave the route you are navigating.
  • Emergency contacts and check-in: set a check-in deadline; the app notifies you if you miss it. See Emergency Contacts and Check-in.
  • Show Weather Forecast: Can be disabled; when disabled, no weather network requests will be made.
  • Location status: shows the current status, accuracy and last update; tap Retry location if the position stops updating.
  • System Location Permissions: Shows current permissions and location accuracy; you can open iOS Settings with one tap.
Location and Safety Settings
Settings → Location & Safety.

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