Disaster response system

摘要

A disaster response system receives location data and status data from participating devices in an area affected by a disaster. The disaster response system provides data to client devices outside the affected area. The data indicate statuses of people within the affected area. Disaster response system also instructs routers to perform actions to adjust bandwidth available for a particular use during and after the disaster.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving map data at a participating device before the participating device receives a disaster alert message; storing the map data on the participating device before the participating device receives the disaster alert message; receiving the disaster alert message at the participating device; in response to receiving the disaster alert message:
sending location data to a coordination data center automatically, the location data indicating a current geographical location of the participating device; andusing the map data to determine an escape route for a user of the participating device; receiving a post-disaster message at the participating device after the disaster has stopped actively affecting an area that includes the current geographical location of the participating device; in response to the post-disaster message, sending new location data from the participating device to the coordination data center, the new location data indicating a new geographical location of the participating device; and in response to the post-disaster message, sending status data from the participating device to the coordination data center, the status data indicating whether the user of the participating device needs emergency assistance.