April 20, 2005
SMS to warn of quakes
Indonesia, still reeling from a series of natural disasters, plans to use text messages to alert people about impending disasters predicted by an early warning system, the information minister said today, reports News.com.au.
"The result of a disaster early warning system in an area will be spread through SMSs (Short Message Services)," Information and Communication Minister Sofyan Jalil said.
Such a system would allow more than 80 per cent of mobile phone users in a given area to be informed quickly about any impending natural disaster, and would generate a rapid response from government officials, he said.
The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), which would run the early warning system, would also liaise with the media to ensure the warning messages were sent as quickly as possible."
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