Google announced today the launching of their new baby: Google Public Alerts (GPA, ugh). It is like Google Maps (and similar), only that it focuses on emergency alerts, like storms, earthquake and the like. It currently gets the data from three major sources:
US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the
National Weather Service, and the
US Geological Survey (USGS). So if you have a knack for disaster (or just want to research or know more about it as it happens), head on to
GPA (click me, yep, me).
Public Alerts now on Google Maps
Wednesday 1/25/2012 06:00:00 AM
Today marks the launch of a new Google Crisis Response project: Google Public Alerts, a platform designed to bring you relevant emergency alerts when and where you’re searching for them.
If a major weather event is headed for your area, you might go online to search for the information you need: What’s happening? Where and when will it strike? How severe will it be? What resources are available to help?
The Google Crisis Response team works on providing critical emergency information during crises. Our goal is to surface emergency information through the online tools you use everyday, when that information is relevant and useful.
Source:Google Blog
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