Disaster Alert (PDC Global) - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads - Apple App Store

Description

Disaster Alert is a free mobile app for public use that provides the global community with critical hazard alerts and information needed to stay safe anywhere in the world. Built on PDC’s DisasterAWARE platform, Disaster Alert offers near real-time updates about 18 different types of natural hazards as they are unfolding around the globe.

With Disaster Alert, you can customize early warning alerts, view estimated impact reports, and access visualized modeled hazard data. Disaster Alert’s continuous stream of new information is automatically generated from the most reliable, scientifically verified sources. When no official source is available, alerts are updated manually by Pacific Disaster Center, presenting only a small lapse of time between the time of an event and the availability of information in the system.

Hazard updates provided with Disaster Alert include only active hazards. “Active Hazards” are part of a collection of recent incidents that have been designated as potentially hazardous to people, property, or assets by PDC.

INCLUDED HAZARD TYPES

*Automatically processed in near real time:Hurricanes (tropical cyclones / typhoons), earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanos, floods, wildfires, U.S. tornados and winter storms.

*Manually Processed: Marine hazards, storms, droughts, and manmade incidents. High surf advisories, high winds, and flash floods are available for Hawaii only.

NEW IN VERSION 7.5.4

*Default theme: The PDC theme has been applied as the default theme in Disaster Alert. The PDC theme integrates DisasterAWARE branding, colors, and iconography. Different themes may be applied from the User Preferences menu.

*Multi-language login and registration: Disaster Alert users will be able to login and register in a variety of supported languages other than English. There is a dropdown selector at the top of the form that allows the user to change the language option.

*Onboarding: We have introduced a new first-time user app setup feature Disaster Alert to allow customization of the alert location and hazard severity. This screen is displayed for all users upon update from prior version(s) to 7.5.4 as well as new installations. Users will be given the option to sign op, login, or skip directly to Disaster Alert as a guest without an account. Alert preferences may only be customized by registered users.

*User registration email: Disaster Alert now supports additional registration email formats for plusaddressed (aka sub-addressed) email formats for new user registration forms.

OTHER KEY FEATURES

*Customizable alerts based on your geographic area of interest and hazard severity
*When the map tip is activated by selecting a hazard on the map, users can get estimated impact information by choosing the "More Info" link and viewing Hazard Brief.
* Interactive map interface displays 18 different types of active hazards
*Customizable background maps
*Map layers with overlays for population densities, global cloud coverage, and more.

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User Rating

4 out of 5

21 ratings in United Kingdom

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DisasterAlert

Fantastic app keeps me well informed when I need it most Thank you

Great for checking worldwide disasters (even offline)!

I downloaded this app originally for my old iPad, back when my youngest niece was just a baby & it has served me well right up to now, even on my newer iPad & after many updates. If you want to know of outbreaks, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, earthquakes or more; this app will certainly let you know what’s going on! I also sometimes use it like a map, to zoom in on worldwide locations, even if it’s just to see where certain places are on the map; so it’s VERY useful! Honestly, this is one app you won’t regret downloading … & doesn’t cost a penny, either! 😊💖🌍👏

Latest update might have a bug

I’ve been using this for a few years now but the latest update does not zero the alert totals after they’ve been opened/read. I’m using an iPad Pro with the latest iOS version.

PDA globely warning alert equracey

Vary informive what happning around earth

Update more complex

The latest update has made this app less user friendly and more complicated to use. It has taken the ease away that we previously enjoyed. Clicking on each disaster icon does not give more information anymore. Furthermore the new menu system is too onerous.

Not optimised for iPhone SE

Really struggling with this new version. I like many of the extra bells and whistles, but it doesn’t want to remember all my settings: I turn off the rainfall layer, next time I login it’s back on. And now I can’t get to the layers controls because they’re off screen (or 1/3 visible) at the page bottom. I’m guessing the developers didn’t try it on an iPhone SE?

Useful

Find it very useful to see what is happening naturally in other parts of the world.

Great app vir need some changes

Very easy to use, intuitive but need some changes in the symbology, more 21th century

Good app with a small problem

I've been using this app for a month or so now and it is really useful for my Geography course however since the last update I believe, the dates and times of disasters don't appear next to the "reported" and "updated" section.

Excellent app

Really easy to use and full of aspects in real time to see what is happening around the globe.

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Category Rankings

Chart	Category	Rank
Top Free	Philippines News	19
Top Free	Egypt News	38
Top Free	Thailand News	84
Top Free	Ireland News	91
Top Free	Ecuador News	104

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1 month ago