SPARK
Type
AI-Powered Disaster Resilience Platform
Coverage
Jamaica & CARICOM
Built After
Hurricane Melissa
Status
In Development
About SPARK
Built for the Realities of Jamaica and CARICOM
SPARK is an AI-powered disaster communication and energy resilience platform. It gives communities a way to report hazards, receive automated situation reports, and stay connected to power and information when a storm knocks out the usual channels. The platform grew directly out of Hurricane Melissa, which caused an estimated $8.8 billion USD in damage — equal to 41 percent of Jamaica’s 2024 GDP.
Live hazard reporting map
AI-based classification
Automated situation reports
Real-time shared picture for responders
Why It Matters
Why Resilience Technology Couldn't Wait
The Challenge
Hurricane Melissa caused an estimated $8.8 billion USD in damage — 41 percent of Jamaica’s 2024 GDP. That scale of loss made clear that resilience technology could not be an afterthought bolted onto disaster response.
- Widespread storm damage
- Communication breakdown
- Delayed situation awareness
- Fragmented response coordination
Top challenges
Storm Damage
Communication Gaps
How SPARK Works
SPARK combines a live hazard reporting map, AI-based classification, and automated situation reports giving communities and responders a shared, real-time picture during a crisis.
- Hazard reporting map
- AI classification
- Automated reports
- Real-time coordination
Technology we used:
AI Classification
Live Mapping
Automated Alerts
Process
Building for Impact
From disaster response to agricultural resilience technology built for the region it serves.
- Live hazard reporting
- AI-based classification
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Agricultural resilience platform, built with the Jamaica Climate-Smart Agricultural Resilience Cluster, in partnership with Eco Farms and a regional surveying firm.
- Agricultural data mapping
- Climate-shock planning tools
