Earthquakes have caused 700,000 deaths in the past 10 years. Pierre-Marie Samant, co-founder of Médecins sans frontières and international expert in emergency management, had the idea to entrust to SmartSystem, "
innovation boosters in Paris"
, the mission of creating a mobile application, Quake Up, which would both prevent populations of a major seismic event and help fight against the chronic disorganization of first aid.
Quake Up, crowned with the national prize of the European Satellite Navigation Competition a few days ago in Munich, will be available for everyone in 3 to 4 months. It will:
- Notify owners of the application via alert messages
- Turning smartphones into emergency beacons
- Create on-the-fly maps for rescue
Quake Up will be sold 79 cents and counts on massive purchases by organizations like the UN, the World Bank, the Red Cross…