First response — collaborative disaster information gathering platform

Emergencies and disasters never come with prior warning, and hence detecting them and reporting is a challenge. Gathering of information when such an event occurs can reduce its severity and save lives. The proposed system presents a smart phone based platform where users can take photographs or videos of an incident and sent it to nearby users and emergency services either via online or offline. There will be two component applications, one for the public and another for the authorities. The information gathered by the proposed system can help authorities to make timely decisions. This system allows people affected to get help from authorities as well as nearby users.