Cirka 83 millioner filippinere har en mobiltelefon, og med den nye funktion på mobilen fra den filippinske regering kan en stor del af indbyggerne få varsler om regnmængde og oversvømmelser i god tid.
MANILA, 19 October 2012 (IRIN): The application will provide information on rainfall probability (sandsynlighed) over the next 1-4 hours in 200 sites, real-time information on water levels, and an overview of which areas are affected by rain and humidity.
“While this information is already available on the NOAH website, the mobile app accelerates the speed by which users can access this information,” Liboro said.
The Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH), which aims to provide information about bad weather and thus mitigate (lindre) disasters such as floods, typhoons and landslides, launched its website in July, and now a free mobile phone application has been added.
“When it comes to getting and accessing information, there is nothing more ubiquitous (alle-stedsnærværende) than the mobile phone,” Raymund Liboro, Depart-ment of Science and Technology project director for NOAH, told IRIN.
A 2011 World Bank study showed that 80 percent of Filipino households have a mobile phone, making the application convenient and accessible.
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