See What's Happening
CrisisEcho watches the world's social and official emergency feeds 24/7, uses AI to cluster and verify real events, and surfaces them as map pins near you within minutes — long before they hit the news.
Avg detection< 5 min
LIVEMonitoring 8 global sources in real time
Real-Time CrisisIntelligence.Human Help.
AI-verified crisis alerts near you. One tap SOS to nearby helpers. No rumors. No noise.
- ✓ Verified across 8 social & official sources
- ✓ No rumors. No noise.
- ✓ End-to-end encrypted SOS
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The Platform
One app. Two superpowers.
CrisisEcho is the first consumer app that combines real-time, AI-verified crisis intelligence with a proximity-based SOS network.
Get Help Instantly
When you're the one in trouble, one tap broadcasts an SOS to nearby opted-in helpers with live location and AES-256 encrypted chat — like Uber for emergencies.
CapacityUp to 7 helpers · 1 km default radius
Feature 01
The map that tells the truth.
Every dot is verified. No exceptions.
Color-coded severity levels
Instantly see what's critical. Red dots are life-threatening. Cyan dots are informational.
AI-generated event summary
Every pin shows a Gemini-written summary and a confidence score — not a raw post dump.
Source posts linked
See the evidence yourself. Every verified event links back to the original posts we clustered.
51 crisis categories
From earthquakes and wildfires to civil unrest and infrastructure failure.
Sources
USGS·GDACS·NASA FIRMS·UN ReliefWeb·Reddit·Twitter / X·Bluesky·RSS Feeds
Feature 02
One tap. Help is coming.
SOS that works like Uber — proximity-based, real-time, encrypted.
- Step 01
Tap SOS
Broadcasts to the nearest 20 opted-in users within 1 km. Waves expand every 30 seconds until help accepts.
- Step 02
Helpers Respond
Full-screen alert with ringtone via CallKit on iOS. Up to 7 helpers can accept. You see who's coming.
- Step 03
Live Tracking + Chat
See helpers approaching in real time. AES-256 encrypted chat. Session auto-purges after 24h.
Verification Pipeline
Why you can trust every dot.
Six gates. Every crisis. Every time. Other apps give you rumors. CrisisEcho gives you truth.
Raw signalSix gatesVerified event
8 sourcesFilter → Dedupe → Cluster → Score → Corroborate → GPS1 verified dot
Gate 01
AI Relevance Filter
DistilBERT drops non-crisis content before it ever enters the pipeline.
Gate 02
Deduplication
Prevents one viral post from inflating evidence for a single event.
Gate 03
LLM Clustering
Distinguishes simultaneous events — 'earthquake' vs 'gas explosion' in the same city.
Gate 04
Severity Scoring
Only confirmed-moderate-or-worse events make it through.
Gate 05
Multi-Source Corroboration
Requires 2+ platforms AND 3+ users, OR one official source (USGS, GDACS, NASA FIRMS).
Gate 06
GPS-Only Pin Placement
No guessed or inferred coordinates. If we don't have GPS, there is no pin.
How we compare
The only verified, real-time, AI-clustered, SOS-capable crisis app.
| Capability | UsCrisisEcho | News Apps | Social Media |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verified | |||
| Real-time | |||
| No rumors | |||
| AI clustered | |||
| Official sources | |||
| SOS feature |
All Features
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Feature
Live Crisis Map
Verified crisis events near you, color-coded by severity. Tap any dot for an AI summary and the original sources.
SOS
One-Tap SOS Broadcast
Alert nearby helpers in expanding 1km waves. Up to 7 helpers. Full-screen iOS CallKit alert.
Feature
Live Helper Tracking
See helpers approaching in real time on the map.
Feature
Encrypted Chat
AES-256 encrypted. Auto-deleted 24h post-session.
Feature
Saved Location Alerts
Home, work, family — get notified when crisis hits nearby.
Feature
Community Reports
Add ground-truth reports to help your neighbors.
Feature
Crisis Analytics
Trends, severity over time, most common types in your area.
Feature
51 Crisis Categories
Earthquakes, wildfires, civil unrest, infrastructure failure, and more.
Powered by
8 sources. Official + social.
Cross-referencing official and crowd-sourced data is what makes CrisisEcho reliable.
Official Agencies
USGSGDACSNASA FIRMSUN ReliefWeb
Social Monitoring
RedditTwitter / XBlueskyRSS Feeds
Plans
Start free. Stay safe.
Core features are free forever. Pro unlocks a custom SOS radius, unlimited history, and advanced alerts.
Free
Everything you need to stay aware.
$0forever
- Basic crisis alerts
- SOS with 1 km radius
- 7-day history
- Up to 3 emergency contacts
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Pro
Advanced protection for you and your family.
$15/month
- Custom SOS radius (0.5 – 10 km)
- Unlimited history
- Unlimited emergency contacts
- SOS analytics summary
- Priority verification notifications
- Saved locations — unlimited
Enterprise
For campuses, agencies, and response teams.
Custom
- Custom geofences & branded alerts
- Multi-region deployment
- API & webhook access
- SLA + dedicated support
- Seat-based billing
Security
Your safety. Your data.
Every piece of personal data is encrypted at rest, encrypted in transit, and auto-purged after your session ends.
AES-256-GCM Encryption
All SOS chat is end-to-end encrypted. We cannot read your messages.
Auto-Delete
Chat data auto-purges 24 hours after your SOS session ends.
Hashed Identifiers
User identifiers SHA-256 hashed before any processing.
GPS on Your Terms
GPS only used for features you explicitly opt into.
FAQ
Common questions.
Everything you want to know before you download.
Those apps either lag hours behind (official-only sources) or flood you with unverified noise (raw social). CrisisEcho sits in the middle: real-time social monitoring, AI-verified before it reaches your map.
Built by
One person. One mission.
CrisisEcho was designed and built by Samuel Enam Zih, a Computer Science student at Virginia Tech. This isn't a VC-funded growth experiment — it's a focused tool built to solve a real problem: the gap between when crises happen and when people find out.
Every line of code, every verification gate, every design decision was made with one question in mind: “Would this keep someone safe?”
Be Ready.Be Informed.Be Safe.
Download CrisisEcho and see what's happening near you right now.
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