Disaster Response

Sit(x) for Disaster Response

Deploy situational awareness in minutes — not weeks — when disaster strikes. No servers, no setup, just a shared picture for every responder.

The Challenge

Disasters don't wait for IT departments. Response teams need instant, reliable situational awareness the moment they arrive.

No Time to Build Infrastructure

Setting up servers and PKI in a disaster zone wastes the critical first hours. Teams need SA on day one, hour one.

Unfamiliar Teams Working Together

Disasters bring together people who have never worked together — different agencies, NGOs, military, volunteers — with no shared tools.

Communication Infrastructure Down

Cell towers, internet, and power may be damaged. Teams need tools that work with minimal connectivity and can relay data opportunistically.

Scale Uncertainty

A response that starts with 20 people can grow to 2,000. Tools must scale instantly without hardware procurement.

How Sit(x) Helps

Purpose-built capabilities for disaster response operations

Instant Deployment

Spin up a Sit(x) org in minutes. Add users, create channels, and start tracking — no servers, no certificates to manually generate.

Rapid Onboarding

New responders connect in under two minutes. Automated device certificates and push-button ATAK/iTAK enrollment eliminate IT bottlenecks.

Instant Federation

Federate with other responding agencies, military units, or NGOs already on Sit(x) or GOTS TAK servers. Shared picture in minutes.

Damage Assessment

Field teams mark damage locations with photos, severity ratings, and GPS coordinates. Data flows to coordinators in real time.

Resource Tracking

Track supply points, distribution sites, shelters, and medical stations on the shared map. See resource flow across the operation.

Elastic Scale

Cloud-hosted infrastructure scales automatically. Go from 10 users to 10,000 without a procurement cycle.

Operational Scenarios

Real-world applications for disaster response teams

1

Hurricane Landfall

A Category 4 hurricane makes landfall. FEMA IMTs, state resources, and NGOs all connect to Sit(x) within the first operational period. Damage assessment, shelter status, and road conditions populate the shared map.

2

Earthquake Urban Search

A major earthquake triggers USAR deployments. Structural collapse sites are marked and assigned. Team tracking shows real-time positions in the rubble zone. Safety officers monitor accountability.

3

Wildfire Complex

Multiple wildfires merge into a complex. Incident management teams from three states federate through Sit(x). Air assets, ground crews, and evacuation teams share a single operational picture.

4

International Humanitarian Response

An overseas disaster triggers humanitarian deployment. Response teams set up Sit(x) before they leave the staging base. By the time they arrive in-country, the common picture is already populated.

Minutes

To deploy

Cloud

Auto-scaling

10,000+

User capacity

Any TAK

Client compatible

Enterprise-Grade Platform

AWS GovCloud Hosted

FedRAMP High, IL4/IL5, CJIS-ready infrastructure operated by cleared U.S. persons.

Works with TAK Devices

Compatible with ATAK (Android), iTAK (iOS), WinTAK, and the Sit(x) Mobile App.

Zero Infrastructure

No hardware to manage. Automated certificates, MFA, SSO, and audit logging included.

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