Global Incident Map

[M18ClaymoreHeadbanger]

Came across this from another site. Maybe useful for those in threat assesment and keeping track of terrorist incidents.

http://www.globalincidentmap.com/home.php

[Jedburgh]

Came across this from another site. Maybe useful for those in threat assesment and keeping track of terrorist incidents.

Global Incident Map (http://www.globalincidentmap.com/home.php)
Its not useful at all for real threat assessment, and even for tracking terrorist incidents it is of limited professional utility. But for the amateur, it ain't bad - and its free.

But its been around for a while - I'm sure its been on SOCNET before, but I'm too lazy to hunt for it. Even so, the owner copied the concept from this site out of Budapest, Hungary, which appeared online first:

RSOE Havaria Information Service - Alertmap (http://visz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert.php?lang=eng)

If you compare the two, they are not identical; although they do track many of the same incidents, there is unique content on each. However, as stated, this type of program does not have the capability to function as an analytic tool, but its not bad taken as a simply a good visual of current incidents.

Where I work, an office near mine keeps both of these sites up all day long on two big flat-screens mounted on the wall. It doesn't really serve any useful purpose that way - but it looks cool.

Here's an 11 Apr 07 WSJ article on the Hungarian version:

Real-Time Map Monitors Disasters Across the Globe (http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117460135695746023-WlevYCjSFW7zOHyKd1G5_gvpNbQ_20080409.html)
...A small team of emergency-preparedness professionals maintains the map around the clock while performing other responsibilities for their work with the NGO. "We are always trying to look for information that is confirmed, either by an authority or an official, competent organization," says Mr. Rafael. "We do not take information from blogs or other unconfirmed reports."

AlertMap is funded and staffed by the Hungarian National Association of Radio Distress-Signaling and Infocommunications, a nonprofit group where Mr. Rafael serves as deputy secretary-general. The group works with and receives funding from some of Hungary's government agencies and the European Union, for which it performs various emergency-related services.

Mr. Rafael's group, known by its Hungarian initials RSOE, provides emergency updates to the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to warn tourists of trouble spots abroad. His organization also has the obscure but vital responsibility of coordinating navigation on the Danube River and Lake Balaton, the largest lake in Europe....

[Savoy6]

Thanks for both of these postings. Will be interesting to follow these for a while to see how well they work. This would be an interesting format for something like the Early Bird on military matters.