endorsedOngoing

Emergency Alert System Redevelopment & WEA Integration

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Mobile Application Development • Application Integration

Industry

Government & Public Safety

Duration

133 months

Budget

Confidential

Start Date

1 July 2015

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

76/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Baton Rouge, United States of America

Project Summary

Fingent rebuilt a geolocational emergency mass-notification system by rewriting the web frontend and native iOS and Android apps and integrating them into a unified platform. The vendor enabled polygon-based geographic targeting and is working toward integration with the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system and FEMA/IPAWS, earning strong praise for responsiveness and delivering results more economically than the previous supplier.

Key Challenges

Replace an expensive, unreliable previous supplier that was not delivering as promised.
Rebuild frontend and mobile applications because the existing codebase was unmanageable.
Integrate with FCC/FEMA systems and WEA to enable geographically targeted emergency alerts.

Project Deliverables

Rewritten website frontend
Native iOS application
Native Android application
Integrated web-based platform
Geolocation-based alerting system (polygon-based targeting)
Integration plan for one-way broadcast delivery and WEA/IPAWS connectivity

Project Solution

Fingent rewrote the website frontend and rebuilt the native Android and iOS applications, integrating them with the existing web-based platform. They implemented geolocation-based alerting that compares device location to a defined polygon and delivers messages over Wi‑Fi and cellular. The team is working toward adding a one-way broadcast delivery medium and integrating the system with the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system and FEMA's IPAWS to enable geographically targeted emergency notifications.

Project Outcome

The vendor delivered a working system that the client says the previous supplier could not achieve, at lower cost.
The product has institutional support and is working with FCC, FEMA, and public safety stakeholders.
The system is positioned to integrate with WEA and IPAWS for geographically targeted alerts.
Fingent integrated well with the client team and provided reliable, collaborative support.

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

iOS
Android

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.63

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Fingent accomplished what the previous supplier couldn't. Assigned resources brought incredible flexibility and clear integrity to the table, allowing them to successfully scale the product for a lower cost than the failed engagement beforehand.”
Anonymous
CEO
Date: 03/17/2017