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158 points nizarmah | 1 comments | | HN request time: 0.221s | source

A couple of months ago, I built this app to help identify people stuck under rubble.

First responders have awesome tools. But in tough situations, even common folks need to help.

After what happened in Myanmar, we need something like this that works properly.

It has only been tested in controlled environments. It can also be improved; I know BLE is not _that_ effective under rubble.

If you have any feedback or can contribute, don't hold back.

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addled ◴[] No.43552275[source]
Might be rough on battery life, but perhaps pulsing an SOS with the flashlight?
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1. nizarmah ◴[] No.43552326[source]
It is rough, but I like it if it's "toggled" when needed.

If the person doesn't respond to an "Are you conscious?" alert, maybe allow responders to "toggle" certain actions like the flashlight you mentioned.

A meshnet for communicating back-and-forth between devices. Permissions might be tricky though.