From a Nokia 1100
to a satellite map
in 10 seconds
Every distress SMS becomes an AI-classified pin on a live operations map. No app. No internet. No smartphone required.
In 2022, millions were stranded with no way to call for help.
When the Surma and Kushiyara rivers breached simultaneously in Sunamganj, victims had no structured way to report their situation. Messages arrived in Bangla, English, and Banglish — via phone calls, Facebook posts, and word-of-mouth.
A food request and a drowning rescue looked identical in a coordinator's phone log. Relief boats went to accessible areas three times while cut-off zones waited.
One SMS. AI classifies. Map updates. Help arrives.
Works on any phone — no internet, no app install, no smartphone
AI handles Bangla, English, Banglish — even with typos and missing fields
7 map layers: flood extent, shelters, vulnerability, routes, infrastructure
Two-way SMS — victim gets reply with nearest shelter and instructions
Distress call to relief
in four steps
Report
SMS from any phone, web form, or Bangla voice input. Works on 2G.
AI Classifies
Extracts hazard, location, urgency — from 3 languages with typo tolerance.
Map Updates
Pin drops on the live map. Coordinators see it in real-time. Toast alerts fire.
Help Arrives
Nearest volunteers auto-alerted. Victim gets reply SMS with shelter info.
Built for the worst conditions
SMS-First Architecture
The people who need help most have the least connectivity. MapSOS accepts distress reports via basic SMS — no internet, no smartphone, no app install. A farmer on a Nokia 1100 can report a flood the same way a coordinator views it on a satellite map.
AI Classification Engine
Messages arrive in Bangla, English, and Banglish — often with typos, missing fields, and wrong order. Our AI extracts hazard type, need type, location, people count, and urgency in under 10 seconds. It knows that "shatkhira" means Satkhira and "bonnya" means flood.
7-Layer Operations Map
Not just pins on a map. Toggle between flood extent from Sentinel-1 SAR, infrastructure exposure scoring, community vulnerability heatmaps, route accessibility, shelter capacity, and vulnerable household markers. Switch to satellite imagery for terrain context.
See the dashboard in action
Every message is
someone asking for help.
Open the live dashboard or submit a distress report to see the full system in action.