Disaster Preparation System With Personalized Evacuation Planning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Residents in predicted disaster zones face challenges in preparing for and responding to impending disasters due to lack of personalized advice on resource availability and evacuation needs, as general advisories do not account for individual circumstances such as location and property specifics.
Innovation Solution
A pre-disaster assistance system that includes a system controller with a device processor and non-transitory computer readable medium, capable of receiving location and forecast data to execute banking transactions, preparatory actions, and educational messages tailored to individual users based on their specific situation, at predetermined times relative to the disaster.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If general disaster advisories are provided for geographic regions, then all residents in the region receive basic information, but residents do not receive personalized recommendations specific to their individual situation and property characteristics
Solution Approach 1:
The system collects property characteristics, location data, and resident information in advance of the disaster event. By performing these data collection and analysis actions preliminarily, the system is able to provide personalized recommendations when the disaster strikes, rather than attempting to gather all this information in real-time during the emergency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary processing layer between general disaster advisories and individual residents. This intermediary analyzes property characteristics and location data to translate generic regional warnings into personalized actionable recommendations for each resident based on their specific situation.
2Reliability
If residents are advised to evacuate with all belongings, then they may be prepared for severe disasters, but they may take unnecessary items when only minor damage is expected, wasting time and resources
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different evacuation recommendations to different residents based on their local property characteristics and risk levels. Instead of a uniform approach, each resident receives customized advice about what items to evacuate based on their specific property vulnerability, location within the disaster zone, and the predicted severity of impact for their area.
Solution Approach 2:
The system determines the appropriate evacuation items and preparation steps in advance of the disaster event, based on pre-collected property data and predicted disaster scenarios. This preliminary determination allows residents to quickly execute their personalized evacuation plans without having to make decisions in the stressful moment of disaster.
3Ease of operation
If banking systems remain closed during predicted disasters, then financial security is maintained, but residents cannot access their funds for emergency preparedness
Solution Approach 1:
The banking system performs preliminary actions by automatically transferring funds to residents' accounts or providing emergency loans before the disaster strikes. This advance financial preparation allows residents to access funds for emergency needs without requiring the banking system to remain fully operational during the disaster event itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The system takes preliminary anti-action by pre-authorizing emergency fund transfers and setting up automatic disbursement mechanisms before the disaster occurs. This prevents the need for complex banking operations during the disaster, maintaining financial security protocols while still providing access to funds when needed.
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AI summary
A disaster preparation system may include a system controller, including a device processor, and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executable by the device processor to perform the following steps: receiving location data from a personal electronic device of a user; receiving forecast data regarding a predicted disaster; making a determination of a preparatory action to be executed based on the location data and the forecast data; and executing the preparatory action at a predetermined time relative to the predicted time of the disaster. The computer readable medium may further include instructions for receiving vacancy data from a storage facility. In addition, the preparatory action may include coordinating an order of a moving service to move the user's belongings, and coordinating the order of the moving service may include determining a size of a moving vehicle based on the vacancy data received from the storage facility.