5. During Such Natural Disasters…....
• No ______
• Power
• Water
• Shelter
• Medical care
6. People Desperately Look for the Basic Necessities….
• Water - Drinking and Others
• Food
• Shelter/Accommodation
• Blankets
• Emergency Medical Care
• Medical Supplies (medicines)
7. What are people resorting to these days?
• Twitter
• Whatsapp
• SMS/Phone call
• Facebook (Safe check feature)
But….
8. No Single Digital Solution to reachout for….
• Emergency help
• Effective communication tool to coordinate better
• Disaster management tool with cutting-edge technology
• Awareness on why such calamities happen and how we can prevent
11. A Solution planned to be proposed to
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
The “Apex Body for Disaster Management" in India.
12. We Needed a Solution….
Connecting
those seeking help & aid
with
Helpers/Aid workers/
Charity/NGOs/Government
agencies/Volunteers
That will make rescue work easier
To equip people for disasters
To create awareness about Disaster
prevention
16. Requirements – What was needed during emergencies…..
• Hyper local
• Should take less time to access
• Easily accessible features
• Accessible even on low speed/bandwidth
• Accessible on all devices – even feature phones
24. Solution
• Through a web-based/App-based interface, user initially
registers, creates a profile with his/her address, alternate
address, contact number and other details.
• During emergencies, the user gives a missed call or (if time
permits) sends an SMS with details on item and quantity
required to a NDMA helpline number. Based on the address
stored in NDMA’s servers, it alerts users.
• Users wanting to help out get an SMS/IVR call when someone
in their vicinity seeks help stating the name, address and
contact details. They send a reply back with their acceptance.
They can forward this as a SMS and share it further.
27. Efficient Rescue with VR in Real-Time + Third-party Visualization using Google Street
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28. Efficient Rescue with VR in Real-Time + Third-party Visualization using Google Street
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29. Efficient Rescue with VR in Real-Time + Third-party Visualization using Google Street
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30. Product Roadmap
• Social login
• Gamification and rescue points
• Annual awards to people with highest rescue points
• Integration with defense server so that Army, Navy
and Air force also can communicate with this app.
• Chat facility
• Social network for disaster management
• Use of Leap Motion VR for better control or use of
keyboard and mouse for navigation and interaction
or XBOX/PS3 controllers
• Awareness videos through VR device
• Work with manufacturers and NDMA on making this a
default app for all mobile phones purchased in India
31. Dependencies
• The device cannot function without power supply
• Some features may not be available for feature phones
• VR works only on smartphones
The “Apex Body for Disaster Management" in India, is the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). The Chairman of the NDMA is the Prime Minister. An agency of the Ministry of Home Affairs whose primary purpose is to coordinate response to natural or man-made disasters and for capacity-building in disaster resiliency and crisis response. NDMA, as the apex body, is mandated to lay down the policies, plans and guidelines for Disaster Management to ensure timely and effective response to disasters