EmmanuelSAkosah/Safer

A flood prediction android app for Accra ## Safer A disaster alert mobile app ### Overview Safer is the flagship product of FloodPredict, a group of students and professionals aiming to combine their expertise to create an accurate flood prediction tool to warn Accra Metroplitan Area (AMA) residents of fatal floods. Safer is a mobile app that gives users their realtime flood risk status in the Accra Metroplitan Area. Along with many other features, Safer shows one of 'safe', 'risky' and 'dangerous' with each inidicating to users how likely it is to flood in the next week. The goal is to warn AMA residents about impending floods so they can take steps to prevent the loss of property and lives. ### Features Feautures include: - Location Tracking The app racks users' location to determine their current flood risk status - Flood prediction Realitime flood risk status is shown to user. - Map Interface The app has a map interface with , danger , risky and safe zones highlighted with red, yellow and green respectively. - Friends and Family Watchlist This feature allows users to keep track of the location of their loved ones are. During distasters, this feature helps users feel better and/or inform them to act quickly. - User-reported Flooding To improve the prediction model, the app allows users to self-report flooding. Users may correct a status prediction. These user-generated will be checked and then used to improve the prediction model. ### Development Our team is currently developing the android version. An iOS version will be developed later. We also have plans to develop an web app to go with it. ### The Prediction model An LSTM neural network trained on data from OpenCitiesProject.org