Gaia

Overview

Gaia is a web companion we built to give women travelling alone a calm presence, fast help triggers, and situational awareness.

Problem

• Women travelling alone lack visibility into nearby safety risks.
• Existing tools feel transactional and offer little emotional support.
• Emergency escalation paths are often hidden behind multiple steps.

Solution

• Conversational agent stays present to offer reassurance.
• One-tap actions trigger contacts or authorities instantly.
• Live hotspot map visualizes high-risk zones via London data.

Research & Techniques

• Analyzed emergency call datasets for spatial patterns.
• Clustered incidents with GeoJSON tooling.
• Scripted empathetic dialogues with safeguarding guidance.
• Prototyped Twilio escalation flows for rapid alerts.

Results

• Hackathon judges praised the blend of empathy and utility.
• Test users felt more confident navigating highlighted areas.
• Outlined roadmap for expanding to additional cities.