#DOST-PHIVOLCS

The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) has recently launched VolcanoPH Info. According to DOST-PHIVOLCS, this innovation is a real-time volcano advisory app, initially for Android devices, that provides infographic information on the latest updates of active volcanoes in the country. Moreover, the app aims to help users understand the current volcano status and its alert level warnings through the 24-hour real-time observation data gathered from the Volcano Monitoring Network records and actual field survey data analyzed by experts from DOST-PHIVOLCS. “The system will enable the user to see the updates first on the app after we have posted it to the DOST-PHIVOLCS website and have disseminated the information to the proper authorities,” said DOST undersecretary and concurrent Officer-In-Charge of DOST-PHIVOLCS Dr. Bornas, head of the Volcano Monitoring and Eruption Prediction Division of DOST-PHIVOLCS, her team plans to include advisories on various languages as warnings can be contextualized using local languages. However, the DOST-PHIVOLCS also revealed that the agency is planning on developing an iOS version as well. [embed]https://www.facebook.com/DOSTph/photos/a.1140768235945693/4194630380559448/[/embed] Source: DOST-PHIVOLCS The Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) will present a new technology product dubbed as Spectral Acceleration Maps of the Philippines (SAM PH) Atlas. Read more in our articles including "DOST-PHIVOLCS launches VolcanoPH Info app" and "DOST-PHIVOLCS to launch SAM PH Atlas to aid in designing earthquake-resilient structures".