Hurricane Relief

About Hurricane Relief Android App

Need for this app:
-Every year, 218 million people are affected from natural disasters globally
-Although there are emergency services for help, solely relying on only a single line of help can reduce chances of survival
-Besides, not having access to adequate help in time, the second most common form of fatality during a natural disaster is not having access to resources after the disaster such as, including but not limited to, fresh food, clothing, and shelter
-The lack of resources at the right time often leads to civil disobedience, thus endangering more peoples' safety.

Some Prior Stats.
-during a disaster, the response time of 911 services in the United States can be delayed be an average of 30 minutes according to FEMA
-in 2013, storms alone were responsible for 1,833 deaths with a total economic damage of $125 million
-similarly, floods in 2013 affected 11,000,000 according to Reuters
-an IFRC study from 2009 concludes that the main reason for much of the fatalities is due to ineffective communication between aid agencies and impoverished people
-Scientific American recommends that social networking is the best way to getting help to people

What ResQ does:
1. You independently and aid agencies can post resources through the same interface that can reach out to everyone on their fingertips
2. In a disaster, you can send your trusted contacts your interactive location by a click of the button
3. After a disaster, you can search for resources that your community may have around a 100 mile radius.

How to use ResQ:
1. For Posting resources
-take a picture of the item
-type your name, select resource types, type your address, type your phone number
-input your resources as demonstrated within the <> (do not include <> when typing)
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-type the quantity of the respective resources
-<3 1> (3 flash lights, 1 granola bar)
-type the monetary value of the respective items (used only for statistic keeping)
-<$10 $1> (10 dollars PER flashlight, 1 dollar PER granola bar)
-select the rating of the resource which demonstrates the importance of resources
-Press the + button to post your resource
-Update the availability of your resource by tapping on your resource under the "Update
Resource" tab by filling out the input in the same format as stated above.
-View data on the types of resources and decide which resources are valuable in your
community to help you with posting resources.
2. For Searching Resource:
-type in the resource you want (eg. chips)
-hit the search button and wait for the results (this may take a while)
-tap on one of the results
-You can view the items, their respective quantities, the name of the person
his/her location, and his/her contact information
-click on the cell phone button to call the person
-click on the pinpoint button to view the location of the resource
3. For Sending your coordinates
-To set up your emergency contacts, go to your contacts and type "Emergency" in the
notes section of the person who you want to be your emergency contact
-Save the contact and return to your app
-go to the "Track Location" tab and tap "Send Current Location" button
-You will be redirected to your SMS with the group of people to whom you want to send
the location. Do not modify the message and simple click the send button

Through posting your resources and having an access to data of the most desired resources, searching for them with access to the resource location and visual description and contact information of the owner, and sending your location to your loved ones instantly, help yourself and your community survive the next natural disaster.