What is RapidSOS?

RapidSOS is a commercial emergency response data platform that links data from connected devices, apps, and sensors to 911 emergency communications centers (ECCs, also called PSAPs) and first responders.

It operates as a third-party intermediary layer, sharing location and additional emergency intelligence with public safety agencies so responders gain situational awareness during an incident. It is not a panic-alarm system itself: it is a network that delivers device and sensor data into existing call-taking, dispatch, and mapping software used by emergency communications centers.

Defined from authoritative sources

This definition is drawn from the sources below, last verified 2026-06-23. How we verify.

1. RapidSOS official site verified 2026-06-23
2. RapidSOS: Emergency Communications Centers (public safety) verified 2026-06-23

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