[EAS] FW: CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS BULLETIN - FEMA Spanish Language App

[ed.czarnecki at monroe-electronics.com]

It's about an disaster info app that FEMA put together in Spanish.  Does not appear to relate to EAS or IPAWS, however.  

I had posted cudos to DHS FEMA on this initiative, but my posts did not seem to have made it through the EAS remailer.  

In any event, this is a good (and likely overdue) idea, with some 38 million Spanish-speaking Americans - around 25% of which do not speak English well or at all.   As their release says "FEMA's Spanish-language app offers a wide array of information for the public and disaster survivors, including preparedness tips, locations of nearby shelters, what to include in an emergency supply kit and a user friendly interface for survivors who may need assistance from FEMA after a disaster."

See http://www.fema.gov/news-release/2014/08/18/fema-launches-spanish-language-app

What's next?  Given the third largest U.S. non-English speaking community is Chinese (after Spanish), and given the sudden EAS activism of groups like "Asian Americans Advancing Justice," I wonder if FEMA will get some pressure for a Chinese and other Asian language app.

Starting to play with it on my smartphone, and I don't think it does not support geotargeting/location awareness.  Probably not an app that can consume CAP or user targeted alerts.  Still, a useful asset.

Edward Czarnecki, Ph.D.
Senior Director - Strategic Development and Global Government Affairs
Monroe Electronics, Inc. / Digital Alert Systems
ed.czarnecki at monroe-electronics.com

www.digitalalertsystems.com

 
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>From: Mike McCarthy [mailto:towers at mre.com]

>Not sure what all of this means as the message came through as text only. Are the 5 line long paragraphs were simply raw coding or the URL's for the various pages. 200+ seemingly random character URL's are simply distastes in and of themselves. MM On 8/20/2014 2:59 PM, Clay Freinwald wrote: > Wonder what's next ??? > > > > Clay Freinwald > __________________________________________________________ The EAS Forum Discussion List is hosted by the BWWG (Broadcast Warning Working Group). http://eas.radiolists.net Please invite your friends to join our Forum! The sign up is at: http://lists.radiolists.net/mailman/listinfo/eas ___________________________________________________________