Glide
Field
Scope
Mobile App Prototype
UI Design
Credits
Vipin Chandran Pathiyil
Year
2022
Project Overview
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if animals could speak to us in human language?
We often hear reports of birds leaving their habitats before tsunamis or animals reacting before earthquakes occur. These reactions are not instinct alone. Animals, especially birds, can sense frequencies (seismic P waves) that arrive before an earthquake but remain undetectable to the human ear.
This is a mobile app prototype which imagines a future where animal behaviour becomes a shared early warning system.
Bird Profiles and Movement
The user can choose a bird to see where it usually lives, how it moves across seasons and where it has been spotted over time. Its movement path (for example 2021-now) helps understand what is normal for that bird.
To assume: the bird has a tracker attached to its leg.
Unusual Behaviour Alerts
If a bird suddenly changes its route or behaves differently than expected, the app highlights that point on the map with a red blinking mark. This helps us notice patterns that may signal something unusual in the environment.
User Reports
If someone spots a bird that feels out of place, they can report it by uploading a photo and answering a few simple questions.
These reports appear in a shared community feed where users learn from each other while helping build useful behavioural data.
Conclusion
If we listen closely and collect enough behavioural data, these early signals could support seismology departments in building more accurate and conclusive predictions.
