Pocket Ark™

About Pocket Ark™

Pocket Ark™ is an innovative disaster preparedness and response platform designed to connect administrators, data owners, first responders, and the public in times of crisis. With mobile-first access, secure data integration, and rapid communication tools, Pocket Ark ensures communities are better equipped to mitigate, respond, and recover from disasters.

Disaster Management Lifecycle

Stakeholder	Mitigation & Prevention	Preparedness ('Before')	Response ('During')	Recovery ('After')
Administrators (Federal, State, Local)	Public education & awareness	Training & exercises, early warning systems	Dissemination of public information. Logistical support for food, lodging, supplies, health care and staging during disaster, Identification of works sites, and hazard identification unique to site	Restore essential services, temporary housing
Data Owners (Health providers, Scientists, etc.)	Structure & plan for data collection, storage, and access	Generate actionable inferences from clinical data for the employer and support the worker's preparation for deployment to a disaster zone.	Provide real time logistical information to field organizers and command center in terms of supplies, housing, food, shelter locations, numbers and location of workers.	Post disaster monitoring for development of chronic health symptoms related to exposures
First Responders	Technology selection, integration & validation	Field exercises	Health screening, Collaboration, communication, emergency care	Damage assessments, debris cleanup
General Public / Volunteers	Outreach & awareness	Skills training, Safety training	Health screening, Status updates, community announcements	Community rebuilding

Applicability to Any Type of Disaster

Disaster Type:

Wildfires
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Terrorism
Earthquakes
Floods
Water Quality
Disease Outbreaks

Organization Type:

National Guard
FEMA
State Emergency and Disaster Mgmt
City Dept Officials
First responders
Volunteers
Non-Profits
General Public

Key Software Features

Mobile App

Field personnel access to important status updates, training and equipment needs, and emergency continuity (Before – During – After)

Collaboration Hub

Supports seamless messaging and coordination among administrators, responders, and volunteers.

Secure Data Management

Structured collection, storage, and sharing of sensitive data for health providers, scientists, and administrators.

Diverse data support and integration

Enable comprehensive support for diverse and distributed data sources, ensuring seamless integration

Communication Operations

Pocket Ark addresses key operational questions through Last Mile Network (LMN), a proprietary RF communication layer designed to operate independently of public wireless spectrums. This ensures reliable performance even in RF-hostile environments, providing both resilience and a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Core Components of RTLS Solution – (given below)
Coverage area per unit – 2 km radius from each device to the Gateway
Energy source and duration of independent operation

System Components

Badge Agent

Wearable device for personnel identification and safety monitoring – Powered by rechargeable Li-Ion battery. Each charge lasts 12 hrs and over depending on data transmission interval. 0 to 100 % battery is chargeable in 4 hrs.

Asset Tag

Attached to assets and supply vehicles for real-time tracking. Powered by non-rechargeable Li-Ion battery – lasts for 4 years.

Micro Beacons

Indoor location accuracy enhancers – Powered by non-rechargeable battery with life of 4 years.

Bridge Port

Secure gateway relaying data from the field to command center – powered by 12 V DC sourced through a 220/120 V AC – 12 V DC adapter.

iLocate Server

Central software providing dashboards, analytics, and decision support – powered by 220/120 V AC (usually UPS power supply).