article: Apr 16 2008 - GeoNet on your mobile

Hazards information is now available in mobile and PDA-friendly form on the "mobile" GeoNet website.

Many users of cellphones and other portable devices have access to the internet. However, the comparatively low resolution of the screens and the cost of downloading the content make it unusable for viewing many websites. To overcome these issues, we have released a mobile version of the GeoNet website to be found at www.geonet.org.nz/mobile. This release of the website highlights the three most recent earthquakes and the current volcano alert levels.

To get there from the main website, a link has been placed on the home page (the phone icon next to the RSS icon at the top right). There is also user agent detection, so if you attempt to go to www.geonet.org.nz from a mobile device you should get redirected to the mobile content.

The release of this website will allow emergency responders to view geohazard maps and images as well as text information even if they are away from their computers without expensive download costs and difficult site navigation.