Google Releases Crisis Response Map for Uttarakhand Floods
VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE
The tech giant Google has made a contribution to flood relief efforts in Uttarakhand by releasing Crisis Response Map which can help keep all concerned aware and up-to-date.
This crisis map is only an early version aimed at providing quick information, such as, places affected, relief centers and road closures, says Jayanth Mysore, Senior Product Manager at Google India, in a blog post.
As always, in times of such disaster, accurate information is hard to come by and our Crisis Response team has relied on scantily available information where available. For now, you’ll find the following information. We are hoping to add more as we go along, says the blog post.
On 20th June, Google’s Crisis Response team launched Person Finder in Hindi and English to help affected people find missing loved ones.
The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, which has been severely ravaged by floods......See More
This crisis map is only an early version aimed at providing quick information, such as, places affected, relief centers and road closures, says Jayanth Mysore, Senior Product Manager at Google India, in a blog post.
As always, in times of such disaster, accurate information is hard to come by and our Crisis Response team has relied on scantily available information where available. For now, you’ll find the following information. We are hoping to add more as we go along, says the blog post.
On 20th June, Google’s Crisis Response team launched Person Finder in Hindi and English to help affected people find missing loved ones.
The Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, which has been severely ravaged by floods......See More