Geoseals

Geoseals were designed to track the delivery of humanitarian supplies, providing real-time data for aid agencies and governments, enabling them to monitor stock levels more effectively. Developed by Arribada and the Frontier Tech Hub, Geoseals is currently tracking humanitarian aid distributed by UNICEF and World Food Programme (WFP).  I supported and documented the Arribada team installing the first Geoseal units in Ethiopia of February, 2024.

To save lives, humanitarian aid must be in the right place at the right time. Understanding where nutrition supplements, vaccines and medicines are located and used is vital to meeting emergency needs. In hard to reach conflict zones, areas without electric and internet connectivity and where staff are overstretched, reliable real time data does not exist. This results in stock running out, medicines expiring and inefficiencies in delivery. Ultimately this puts the lives of the most vulnerable on the line.

 

This pilot will utilise Internet of Things technology in smart geo-seals to seal boxes of humanitarian goods. These seals will be automatically detected at registered clinics and transmit a signal when the seal is broken. The signal would contain a geo-reference and would be sent to a central database for people to cross reference with intended locations. This will allow for the automated monitoring of stock levels at clinics and a clear understanding of where and when goods are used. This data can be used by aid agencies and the government to ensure that clinics are stocked and gain an understanding of need in different locations