geoHELP is a PRIVATE support app for hiking and outdoor use in the Upper Susa Valley (Sestriere, Cesana Torinese and area). It helps you navigate, browse trails and request help with GPS location.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
geoHELP is NOT a public authority, does NOT represent municipalities, regional or other government bodies, and does NOT replace 112 or public emergency services. In immediate danger always call the emergency number 112.
Patronage (not government affiliation): Municipality of Sestriere, Municipality of Cesana Torinese, Consorzio Turismo Sestriere. Logos and links in the app.
OFFICIAL / INSTITUTIONAL SOURCES (all sources also listed in the app)
• Piedmont Region: https://www.regione.piemonte.it/web/
• Municipality of Sestriere: https://www.comune.sestriere.to.it/it-it/home
• Municipality of Cesana Torinese: https://www.comune.cesana.to.it/it-it/home
Local notices/ordinances in the app are for convenience only; the official text on municipal websites (notice board / news) and, for regional information, on the Piedmont Region website always prevails.
EMERGENCY
• Call 112 button (always visible)
• SOS: prepares an SMS with GPS, emergency type, notes and medical summary (if consented); you send manually from Messages
• MAN DOWN (optional): fall/impact detection, siren, 60 s cancellable countdown, automatic SMS (up to 3 contacts) with location
TREKKING & MAP
• Real-time GPS (coordinates, altitude, accuracy)
• Trails by municipality: PDF sheets and TRACK on the map (Valsusa Outdoor / Turismo Torino trekking content, used with authorization)
• POI with GO TO on the map
• Map layers: street, topographic, satellite; Waymarked Trails overlay; compass and GPS follow
LOCAL NOTICES (PDF in app)
• PDF list by municipality. Primary sources: official municipal and Region websites listed above.
PROFILE & HEALTH
• Account, privacy consents, profile
• Optional medical data with local PIN
INFO & LANGUAGES
• Third-party useful links (not public authorities): Via Lattea, webcams, AED, weather
• Italian and English
WEBSITE & GUIDE
• Website: https://www.ansmi-nucleovolontari.it/geohelp/
• User guide PDF: https://geohelp-mauve.vercel.app/guida/guida-utente.pdf
Mountain SOS, Susa Valley trails, local alerts (PDF). GPS and Man Down.