FEMA's Latest Android Update Adds Social Crowdsourcing to Disaster Reporting
FEMA’s latest app feature came out in its Android update this week – a social tool for disaster efforts that allows anyone to upload geotagged photos of ongoing disasters. In addition to location specific images, users can also add a small description of the images prior to submission., All photos go through an approval process to ensure authenticity and then placed on a publicly accessible map for everyone to view.
In a statement to Mashable, Craig Fugate, FEMA’s adminsistrator said, “The public is a resource and oftentimes the initial and first reports we get are people putting up information, from tweets, from Flickr.
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