March 11th 2011, precisely at 14:45 am local time, Japan was rocked by 8.9 magnitude quake. Where this earthquake causing tsunamis as high as 4 meters and a lot of the victims fell. As a result of existing buildings in Tokyo and surrounding moving erratically due to earthquake shocks. The quake shook some 400 KM from Tokyo at a depth of 20 miles.
With this natural disaster news quickly spread to the Internet, Google then swiftly launching applications directly with Person Finder. This application can help to find and rescue the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Available in two languages ie English and Japanese languages, this application enables Internet users to submit detailed information regarding the details of their existence. Typing someone’s name on this application will provide the information received about the person you are looking for. Flow of information about victims of natural disasters will be accommodated by this Google service.
Only in 2 hours, more than 2000 reports have been entered in the search service victims of this natural disaster, this time alone, the number of search and information stored in them has reached the 29,200 reports (12 / 3).
Parties Google also provides an API for developers who want to install this application on their respective websites. In addition, Google’s service is connected to various sources of current information. They include warnings about the tsunami and several natural disasters which are expected to happen next after the earthquake in Japan.
Not only for Japan only, but the Google has launched a similar service after the earthquake that occurred in New Zealand and now there are at least 11,500 reports. Google first party has offered a Person Finder service since the earthquake that occurred in Haiti in January 2010 of last year.