During disasters, one thing that comes into the mind of a concerned individual is his loved ones as they wonder about their safety.
Currently, Japan is experiencing the effects of the 8.9 magnitude earthquake alarming Japan’s Pacific Coast Friday.
In this regard, Google takes another step to launch its version of Person Finder service so as to serve people and lead them to the present condition of their loved ones who might have been affected by the said disaster.
To serve as a bridge between a worrying individual and the possibly affected loved one, Google’s website acts as a directory and message board.
Designed to be embedded along social networking pages, it is believed to reach a wider coverage as possible. It was tested and proven to be useful to those who have temporarily lost their direct communication.
More than 2, 200 records log after the Japan quake Person Finder was set up.
Although the Japanese earthquake aftermath is not yet quantitatively certain by this time, its recorded magnitude and widespread devastation of the tsunami can lead to the displacement of more than tens of thousands.
This will be a god contribution in formulating solutions to answer the problems with regards to acquiring information when various agencies try to extend their help.
Before the rise of Person Finder and other advent tools, an observation was compared that there is a harder information collection among varying agencies. A faster reunion of one’s family and friends are also difficult to achieve.
Google Person Finder Service is a common means of searching for someone who are lost and benefit those who wanted to tell the world to lessen the worry with their ability to use whatever ways they can.
While disasters come such as the Japanese earthquake, a lot of rescuers and volunteer agencies even from other nations look for sites with formatted information. Eventually, information will be contributed to the database of the People Finder. The other means of gaining information are through blogs, texts and tweets which are then converted into a format to let the database accept it.
The same system was first found to be useful after the previous earthquake happened in Haiti last January 2010.