Relay

A real-time disaster response platform that helps communities coordinate rescue efforts, allocate resources, and respond faster during emergencies using Google Gemini.

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Inspiration

Natural disasters often create information chaos.

Emergency requests become scattered across social media, messaging platforms, phone calls, and local networks. Relief organizations struggle to identify urgent needs, prioritize responses, and allocate resources effectively.

We wanted to create a platform that centralizes emergency information and uses AI to transform chaos into coordinated action.

With Google Gemini, we built Relay — a system that helps people, volunteers, NGOs, and authorities respond faster when every minute matters.

What it does

Emergency Request Reporting

Citizens can submit emergency requests through text, voice, or images.

AI Priority Classification

Automatically identifies high-risk situations requiring immediate attention.

Resource Matching

Matches requests with nearby volunteers, shelters, and aid providers.

Disaster Intelligence Dashboard

Provides a real-time overview of affected areas.

Missing Person Tracking

Helps communities share and discover missing-person reports.

Relief Coordination

Tracks food, water, medicine, and shelter availability.

Multilingual Emergency Communication

Supports multiple languages during crisis situations.

How we built it

We built Relay as a cloud-native emergency coordination platform designed to operate during high-pressure situations.

The frontend was developed using React.js and Tailwind CSS to provide a fast, accessible experience for citizens, volunteers, and responders.

The backend was developed using Node.js and Express to process reports, manage resources, and communicate with Google Gemini.

Google Gemini acts as the intelligence layer of the platform. It analyzes incoming reports, classifies emergencies, identifies urgent cases, summarizes large volumes of information, and helps responders make informed decisions.

Google Cloud services provide secure deployment, storage, and scalable infrastructure capable of handling large numbers of requests during emergencies.

Throughout development, we focused on reducing response time, improving information accuracy, and enabling better coordination between communities and responders.

Challenges we ran into

Information Overload

Large disasters generate thousands of reports simultaneously.

Emergency Prioritization

Identifying truly critical situations required careful evaluation.

Resource Coordination

Matching available resources with real-time needs.

Reliability During Crisis

Ensuring the platform remains responsive under heavy demand.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  1. Built an AI-powered disaster response platform.

  2. Developed intelligent emergency prioritization.

  3. Created real-time resource coordination workflows.

  4. Successfully integrated Google Gemini for crisis intelligence.

  5. Built a scalable cloud-native architecture.

  6. Designed a platform capable of supporting community resilience.

What we learned

  • Crisis response workflows.
  • Real-time data processing.
  • AI-powered prioritization systems.
  • Cloud-native scalability.
  • Human-centered emergency technology.

What's next for Relay

Satellite Data Integration

Monitor disaster zones using satellite imagery.

Emergency Drone Support

Coordinate drone-based assessments.

Predictive Disaster Analytics

Identify high-risk regions before disasters occur.

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