AidSphere- Integrated Crisis Management System

Abstract

Effective communication and well integrated emergency response systems are critical for reducing human and infrastructure losses. However, the standard disaster response systems are mostly ad hoc, dependent on manual reporting practices as well slow notifications on disparate tracking of incidents or received donation or volunteers engaged. They too lead to slow response, misuse of scarce resources and lack of transparency during emergencies.

In this paper, we present AidSphere - an all-in-one emergency response hub: including emergency incident reporting, resource dispatching and volunteer management onto a unified web-based portal. The technology encourages the flow of incident report information from citizens, directly to public authorities and NGOs with geo-reference included to make more informed decisions quicker on the scene. AidSphere also includes a category for structured donation management, where they can help organize, track, distribute and deliver vital aid such as food, water, medicine and clothing in an open manner. What is more, it allows enabling mobilization of volunteers and deployment of their skills in matching human resources with incidents based on location and required skill-sets.

Integrated, AidSphere enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of response through real-time reporting, centralized resource management & workload aware coordination. The modular and scalable nature of the system enables practical deployment in real world crisis situations and facilitates cooperation between civilians, emergency services, and relief organizations.