Tsunami Warning System
Crowd-Sourced & Free to Every Community Globally
Post a Help Request and users nearby are alerted in near real-time!
Tsunamis Early Warning
Tsunamis are mysterious in they are only present for a short period of time but can kill and destroy at a very large scale in just minutes. In 2004 a tsunami struck Indonesia and killed an estimated 300,000 people in a just a few minutes.
“The effects of a tsunami on a coastline can range from unnoticeable to devastating. The effects of a tsunami depend on the characteristics of the seismic event that generated the tsunami, the distance from its point of origin, its size (magnitude) and, at last, the configuration of the bathymetry (that is the depth of water in oceans) along the coast that the tsunami is approaching. Source SMS Tsunami Warning“
Tsunami Early Warning Is Key
Surviving a tsunami is simple in concept but difficult in application. The only way to survive it to get above the water by heading to higher ground or up a structure. Floating in the water offers a low survivability rate due to the speed of the water and debris.
Tsunami early warning is essential to public safety. People need time to get themselves and children to a safe location which could be hundreds of yards away across a beach or other area with no tall structures.
PubSafe Tsunami Warning
PubSafe has integrated with various alerting systems associated with iPAWs, USGS and other government agencies associated with public safety alerts in the USA. Although PubSafe is not meant to be a lifesaving service, it can augment the overall alert strategy implemented by rural communities, governments and individuals.
With the laser focused geofence messaging function of PubSafe, governments can alert their citizens without panicking the general population. The fewer people running for their lives, the less congestion. People in the flood zone can alert others and expedite evacuation.
Tsunami Alerting Features
- Rapid alerting to target PubSafe free app users
- Logging of last known location
- Sharing of help requests
- Sharing of emergency requests
- Shelter and aid station locations and status updates
- Real-time situation reports
- Consolidated images and video on map
Government Alert Services
The PubSafe cloud platform is available to government agencies to monitor help requests but also to alert PubSafe users in specific areas. The more PubSafe community members, the better the real-time information and response. Countries with fewer financial resources do not have to worry about paying high fees. The free PubSafe app can be used as a standalone solution without a web portal account. SAR, professionals, NGOs, government workers and corporate users can upgrade the app to enable users to join an organization for less than $.17/day for the Pro plan.
