About the project

A fast, trusted bridge between affected communities and UNDP response.

GRID stands for Ground Reporting and Integrated Damage. It lets people who live through a disaster photograph the damage around them, grade it, and tie it to the exact building. Those observations become a structured record that UNDP and partners can act on while the response is still being shaped.

Why it exists

UNDP's RAPIDA methodology reads a crisis from above within about 72 hours, and full field assessments follow over days and weeks. Between the two sits a window where responders decide where to send teams and resources on very little ground-level information. GRID fills that window with a fast signal from the people closest to the damage, then keeps that signal honest as conditions change.

What it does

• Captures photos, a three-grade damage classification, the type of structure, and short structured answers, online or offline.
• Confirms location against building footprints on a map, with landmark text when GPS is missing.
• Keeps a versioned record so the most recent complete report leads, and flags duplicates.
• Shows every report on a live coordinator dashboard and exports to CSV, GeoJSON, and a REST API.
• Works in all six UN languages and protects the people who report by default.

What it is not

GRID does not replace satellite analysis or detailed field assessment, and it does not claim census-grade accuracy. Community reports are self-selected, so the AI stays assistive. Every machine suggestion is confidence-scored, linked to evidence, and confirmed by a person before it shapes the record.