Amrita Kripa vs PubSafe SOS - People & Animals Usage & Stats
Amrita University develops a Mobile App “AmritaKripa” for Rescue and Relief Operations during Inland flooding
Amrita Center for Wireless Networks and Applications (Amrita WNA), a research center at the Amritapuri campus of Amrita University, has developed a Mobile App “AmritaKripa” f for effective and timely management of relief and rehabilitation efforts during inland flooding.
Amrita University and its parent organization, M A Math, have immense experience in disaster early warning, disaster management and disaster relief. M A Math’s Embracing the World is a worldwide NGO engaged in such activities. This has motivated us to endeavour towards this noble cause. Based on this immense experience, AmritaKripa has been developed for the end users, victims and relief providers. The features of AmritaKripa are:
Ability to request for rescue, medical help, supplies such as food, clothing, medicines, etc., shelter, and services such as water, electricity, telephone services, etc. This will be used by the disaster victims.
Ability to offer rescue, medical help, supplies such as food, clothing, medicines, etc., services, and shelter. This will be used by the relief providers, both individuals, organizations, and government.
Ability to report people missing and people found orphaned either conscious or unconscious.
All these features will be offered through a set of high-performance, user friendly mobile and web applications in multiple languages.
Even though AmritaKripa is being developed to deal with inland flooding situations, it can be used in any disaster scenario. The use of smart phones with internet data services is widespread especially in rural areas. Even though the mobile network may get disrupted during a disaster, it gets restored fairly quickly. Also, even though the phone lines may get busy, the data network is seen to be more resilient. By building a robust, durable suite of applications that can be readily deployed in these situations, Amrita seeks to improve the effectiveness, traceability and scalability of such crowd-sourcing efforts manifold.
“Amrita University and AmritaWNA are focussed on delivering solutions directly benefitting the people at large under the profound guidance of the Chancellor, Dr. Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. This is yet another testimony to that commitment. By directly linking the help seekers and providers in the post-disaster environment using the ubiquitous smart phones and internet, we expect to expedite the relief and rescue operations by orders of magnitude and also improve their effectiveness by making them targeted at the individual level”, said Dr. Maneesha Sudheer, Director, Amrita WNA.
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The free PubSafe mobile app enables people (citizens) to efficiently connect when help is needed for people or animals. Members can share help details, location, and images to improve a potential response from the PubSafe community. Whether shoveling snow, changing a flat tire, or recovering from a flood, wildfire, blizzard, tsunami, or hurricane. PubSafe consolidates location information and alerts nearby users who may be able to assist.
The PubSafe web portal was built for NGOs, FBOs, CERTs, Corps, and government to manage their organization, collect and share real-time information, and track and dispatch responders to help requests using work orders. Learn more at https://pubsafe.net/gallery-pubsafe-web-portal/
PubSafe offers a contact manager to manage an organization in addition to the more traditional help request response capabilities. PubSafe consolidates messaging, work order management, contact management, real-time tracking, mapping, and more in a convenient cloud portal.
Organizations get a unique automated online form for onboarding volunteers and collecting help requests. Information automatically ends up in organizations web portal in seconds! No double entry or note taking. Dispatching is made easy with work orders and the web portal interacts with the mobile app to improve communication, efficiency and accuracy. PubSafe offers a controlled process with built-in logic to significantly improve the cycle time and communication process.
Dispatchers can message or click to call people in need or field personnel. Dispatchers can reach out to people and communicate details on a help request without playing phone tag.
The portals weather radar helps keep field teams safe. Dispatchers can warn field members of impending dangerous weather future weather radar.
The contact manager provides easy access to internal information for all organization members through convenient cloud access. Document calls, vehicles, training, and more.
Volunteer hours can be tracked from the mobile app and reported in the web portal. The phones location and photos are used to validate the submitted information making reimbursement even easier and more accurate.
Security and privacy is a key component of PubSafe. Users control what is shared and with whom. Users can remove themselves completely from member view or choose to share some information to a team, organization or the PubSafe community.
Install the free app or upgrade to Pro, and get a free 30-day trial of PubSafe Pro. PubSafe Pro enables you to create an organization on the pubsafe.net web portal and join any organization with an invitation. You can cancel your trial at any time. After 30-days PubSafe Pro is $5/mo, with no annual contract or payment, cancel at any time through the App Store.
The web portal is currently free. Funding for the platform comes from the users by upgrading to the PubSafe Pro mobile app. This avoids having to raise funds to pay for member subscriptions. Everyone pays a little and you get a great platform for the organization.
Notes:
1. Always call 911 or emergency services first. PubSafe is not monitored by emergency services, it is a volunteer network.
2. The app requires a cellular data service. Emergency Officials may not monitor the app or reports. Always call 911 first.
Features:
• My Status for wellness checks
• Help Requests & Proximity Alerts
• SitReps (Situation Reports)
• Location Updates
• User Privacy Controls
Applications:
• People assisting one another
• NGOs coordinating and tracking teams and logistics
• Boating ¬– tow, fuel, search, location sharing
• Hiking – quickly find others or facilitate assistance
• Camping – find others to facilitate assistance
• Hunting – find others to facilitate assist
• Provide or request food or shelter for people or animals
• Chat with team or org members
Privacy and Terms of Use can be found at: https://pubsafe.net/contact-pubsafe/terms-of-use/
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Amrita Kripa VS. 
PubSafe SOS - People & AnimalsJanuary 14, 2026