joeVenner/sosa

SOS Africa uses mobile network intelligence to reduce emergency response times in rural areas across the continent. # SOS Africa — Network-Aware Emergency Response **Africa Ignite Hackathon 2026** — Theme 3: Health Access, Emergency Response & Community Safety A mobile-network-intelligent emergency response platform that replaces GPS-dependency with cell tower triangulation, real-time device telemetry, and AI-orchestrated contact cascades — purpose-built for rural Africa where traditional emergency infrastructure doesn't exist. --- ## Problem Rural Africa has no 911. Emergency response times average **4-8 hours** because: - GPS is unreliable on low-end devices and drains battery - There is no centralized dispatch infrastructure outside major cities - Emergency contacts are the de facto first responders, but they lack location data and coordination ## Solution SOS Africa leverages **Nokia Network-as-Code CAMARA APIs** to extract real-time device location (cell tower triangulation), reachability status, battery level, and network type — without requiring GPS or smartphone apps to be open. When a patient triggers an SOS, the system: 1. Triangulates their position via carrier network APIs 2. Assesses device state (battery, connectivity, reachability) 3. Classifies the emergency with AI 4. Cascades through emergency contacts via voice calls + SMS 5. Guarantees network bandwidth (QoD) for the patient's device 6. Provides a live dispatcher dashboard with real-time updates --- ## Architecture ``` Patient (SMS/App/Voice) ──→ ClawdTalk (Telnyx) ──→ FastAPI Backend │ ┌──────────────────────────────────┼──────────────────────────┐ │ │ │ ▼ ▼ ▼ Nokia NaC APIs Emergency Contacts AI Pipeline • Device Location (CAMARA) • SMS notification • GPT-4o Triage • Device Reachability • Sequential voice call • Contact transcript • Quality-on-Demand • Cascade progression mining • …