VERITAS

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The Challenge

Problem

Crisis Data Without Confidence

Most crisis tools stop at the data. They collect, they pin, they export — and then they hand a responder a map full of pins with no way to know which ones to trust. Rescue signals get lost in the noise. Critical 48-hour windows close without actionable intelligence.

Solution

Certainty Engineering Dressed as a Crisis Tool

CERTUS Engine v2.5.3 — four-dimensional epistemic scoring (Photo Evidence 35%, Corroboration 30%, Temporal Freshness 20%, Classification Consistency 15%) with quantified Uncertainty Mass. Every report sealed via STP. Rescue signals prioritized. Offline‑first PWA with 6 languages.

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CERTUS Engine v2.5.3

35%

Photo Evidence

AI analysis via OpenRouter with graduated model trust

30%

Corroboration

Agreement with other reports within 50m

20%

Temporal Freshness

Linear decay over 48 hours

15%

Classification

Cross-category logic checks

≥ 0.70

VALID

🟢 Green pin — Deploy resources

0.40–0.69

DEGRADED

🟡 Amber pin — Verify locally

< 0.40

SUSPENDED

🔴 Red pin — Must field-verify

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Three Core Features

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Report Damage

Community submission — works offline. Photo capture with EXIF stripping. UNDP 3‑tier damage classification. GPS with fuzzy mode (±100m). Automatic STP seal (Template 15).

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I Need Rescue

Emergency signal — one‑tap alert. Automatic location tracking. Works offline — queues for transmission. High‑visibility red pin on responder map. Critical urgency flag.

🗺️

Responder Dashboard

Access‑code gated (UNDP2026). Confidence map with color‑coded pins. Real‑time updates. Timeline slider — first 48 hours. One‑click export with integrity hash. STP seal (Template 16).

UNDP Compliance — All 27 Mandatory Requirements Met 27/27

✅ Frontend + 6 languages ✅ Secure backend + scale ✅ Offline functionality ✅ Damage classification schema ✅ Core indicators (4 items) ✅ Infrastructure types (8 + Other) ✅ Export formats (CSV, GeoJSON, Shapefile) ✅ Open Source (GPL-3.0)

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Technical Stack

CERTUS Engine

v2.5.3 · Epistemic scoring

STP

16 templates · SHA‑256 seals

OpenRouter

GPT‑4o‑mini + Claude 3.5

TensorFlow.js

Offline AI · xBD model

PWA

Offline‑first · Service Worker

IndexedDB

Local persistence · Sync

Leaflet.js

OpenStreetMap · Offline tiles

Supabase

Real‑time · Row‑level security

What This Proves

Certainty EngineeringTravels

The same CERTUS Engine architecture that powers VERITAS‑SHELLFISH for NOAA toxin detection also powers VERITAS for UNDP crisis response. The method is domain‑agnostic. The judgment behind it is irreplaceable. 27/27 UNDP requirements met. 16 STP templates. Ready for evaluation.

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The Challenge

CERTUS Engine v2.5.3

Three Core Features

Evidence Package

Technical Stack