The main purpose of DefibrillApp is to raise public awareness of the proper use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), as well as the locations of the city's strategically-placed AEDs. A secondary purpose is to help city planners understand the distribution of AEDs and help plan any future placements of new AEDs.

Specifically, the app was designed with the following goals:

• Introduce Ottawa residents to the life-saving technology of AEDs: Learn about AEDs
• Show Ottawa residents where AEDs are located in their city: AED Location Map & Closest AED Map
• Highlight areas of Ottawa where AEDs are close-by: AED Heat Map
• Put a spotlight on where AEDs are located, and highlight "cold-spots": AED Cold Map
• Show sport-locations around the city that are not close to an AED: AED Missing Map

The data used to create this app comes from the City of Ottawa's open data initiative (specifically, the Outdoor Sport & AED Location data). Check out all the other great ideas, and apps at Apps4Ottawa.ca.

The inspiration and motivation for the app came from a desire to help those suffering from the most prevalent, and life-threatening health conditions - those of the heart.