SMS Gateway integration

[alyxb]

Need to use Tropo https://www.tropo.com/ or Twilio to pull in SMS texts* about supplies needed. Use regex to parse out cross streets or address of tweet. Convert "parsed address" into geo-coordinates.

Add to JSON structure with supplies needed from each SMS with geolocation / time / author attached. Write to MongoDB.

Broadcast API, Tidepools will query for API, populate map with SMS database of needs.

This coding structure could be used to parse #SandyAid tweets to...

Suggestions? Critique? Need help.

• = I have Tropo text credits available for thousands of SMS texts

[b1naryth1ef]

We have a contact at Twilio so I'd recommend working with their API.

[alyxb]

I've got a ton of Tropo credits / have worked with the staff in the past, so I ended up using their API. SMS to Map plotting works here now: https://rhiwifi.co/hurricane Still developing text push back to original submitter so responders and those in need can communicate securely...