Volunteering as a cliff rescue climber for the Irish Coast Guard is pretty inspirational on its own, but Robin Blandford took an innovative step beyond, using his experiences to develop a new web application that saves lives – Decisions For Heroes.
Decisions For Heroes helps rescue teams record & analyse their rescue operations. Instead of archiving information as paperwork, the tool generates real-time profiles of members, available resources, and experience levels. This data is then used to monitor and deliver live and intelligent information to the field.
This unique idea has also captured attention beyond the iQ Prize, with Decisions For Heroes listed as a finalist for Seedcamp Week 2008, nominated for two prizes at the Irish Web Awards and most recently named as a finalist in The Europas award for Best Social Innovation.
Follow Decisions For Heroes at @D4H and Facebook, and check out our interview with Robin:
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