App Features
Discover the powerful features that make DissCon your ultimate disaster preparedness companion
7-Day Forecast
The 7-Day Forecast displays the user’s location and daily weather conditions, including temperature range, humidity, wind speed, and precipitation chance. It provides a clear outlook for planning ahead during rainy or stormy days.
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This section gives users quick access to six main features: Emergency Contact, Alert, Flood Information, Weather & Location, Typhoon Information, and News. A Pro Tip reminder and a Refresh Weather button at the bottom encourage readiness and up-to-date information..
Emergency Contacts
The Emergency Contacts screen lists essential numbers such as Police, Fire, Ambulance, Poison Control, and Local Hospital with direct call buttons. Users can also add new contacts through the plus (+) button for personalized preparedness.
Emergency Alert
This screen allows users to notify responders instantly by tapping a large red “Emergency Alert” button that shares their GPS location. Shortcut icons at the bottom provide additional quick-access functions like GPS, Instant, Emergency, and SOS.
Flood Safety Guide
The Flood Safety Guide highlights what to do during floods, such as moving to higher ground and avoiding floodwaters. It also lists items to prepare, including a 3-day supply of food and clean drinking water.
Weather & Location
The Weather & Location screen shows real-time conditions such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, and cloud status. It also displays the exact location with last updated time and includes a button to refresh GPS data.
Typhoon Safety Guide
This screen provides essential typhoon safety tips with a prominent “Get Safety Alerts” button for real-time warnings. It emphasizes four key actions: staying indoors, preparing an emergency kit, knowing evacuation routes, and staying connected.
News
The News screen delivers official warnings such as typhoon landfall notices, heavy rainfall warnings, evacuation orders, and medical facility alerts. Each alert is color-coded, time-stamped, and labeled by urgency for quick understanding.