We have been talking for quite some time about how we are living in the social age, with the ability to connect via twitter, Facebook, or Google from anywhere in the world and as GIS professionals we have been finding more and more ways of getting useful information into the hands of our users when they need it most.
Certain social media outlets are combining the power of GIS and creating an invaluable aid tool in the face of disasters for both agencies trying to assist and families who have been effected.
This article from News Channel 5 in West Palm Beach highlights how GIS is being used during disasters to reunite families and provide aid agencies with the most up to date information available and while it does point out some of the difficulties being faced by using GIS and social media the overall approach seems very positive.
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