New York City launched a crowdsourced project Sunday that allows residents to plot damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene on a Google map.
Though the storm’s toll was less severe than expected, more than 150 people have used NYC Severe Weather Crowdmap to report incidents like fallen trees, downed cable lines and flooded basements.
The site makes it clear that it is not a replacement for 311.
“The purpose of the NYC Site is for you to let the City and fellow New Yorkers know about weather conditions and weather-related service disruptions in your neighborhood,” it reads. “Insofar as any posts made concern weather conditions and weather-related service disruptions, the City will not take action.”
If the site looks familiar to New York City residents, it might be because it looks and functions much like a site that was launched after a blizzard covered the city in more than 20 inches of snow in December 2010.
That crowdsourced map was launched independently of city efforts and focused not just on damage, but on cleanup efforts. Neighbors could list when they had a snowblower or shovel available or if they were hosting a “cleanup party.” It also mapped snowball fights and sledding hills.
The city’s severe weather map has more targeted goals.
“This is an information sharing site,” it states on its homepage.
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Though the storm’s toll was less severe than expected, more than 150 people have used NYC Severe Weather Crowdmap to report incidents like fallen trees, downed cable lines and flooded basements.
The site makes it clear that it is not a replacement for 311.
“The purpose of the NYC Site is for you to let the City and fellow New Yorkers know about weather conditions and weather-related service disruptions in your neighborhood,” it reads. “Insofar as any posts made concern weather conditions and weather-related service disruptions, the City will not take action.”
If the site looks familiar to New York City residents, it might be because it looks and functions much like a site that was launched after a blizzard covered the city in more than 20 inches of snow in December 2010.
That crowdsourced map was launched independently of city efforts and focused not just on damage, but on cleanup efforts. Neighbors could list when they had a snowblower or shovel available or if they were hosting a “cleanup party.” It also mapped snowball fights and sledding hills.
The city’s severe weather map has more targeted goals.
“This is an information sharing site,” it states on its homepage.
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