Imminent natural disaster warning system

I have asked for this previously so i hope you get what sounds credible.

I asked for early weather info.

Example was high winds, storms heavy rain and snow etc.

The sensor side should not just be real time but also have a protection mechanism.

The sensor alert then for potential bad weather can actually be a positive intervention prior to the event and can mitigate the consequences.

Yes, I too could see this being useful for any severe weather event.  I would just like to clarify that I am not looking to replace traditional alarm systems or anything like that, but rather as a supplemental (backup) method of notification, especially in cases where maybe the company has employees working away from the job site or at a different site, given they may not be aware of the situation at all or not keeping up with current events.

A while back I watched something about a “Lone Worker” feature that might be coming down the pipeline, but I believe that is supposed to be designed more to address potential medical emergencies and not this, but there could be overlap there as well.

I can visualize an emergency-notification feature existing in Sensors, provided it can be tied into the local or national Weather Service feed, but that may be a tall order….and then again I could see the same thing in a Heads Up where the creation and publishing process is somehow shortened significantly.

For instance, I have already used Heads Up to notify our employees of freeze warnings during winter months but even though I’m perfectly capable of put this stuff together quickly these still require advance time to properly source, vet and cobble together the relevant information.  And when it comes to imminent disaster warning purposes I’m not going to want to spend the extra time doing all that work when I’d rather be getting people to safety.  However, remove the constraint and one could do both….

I could see this being a built-in “sensor” option like there already is for temp/wind.  Then perhaps as an alert option, sending a “heads up” with further instructions could be auto created and awaiting you to complete and send out.  That integrates two existing features.

Hi, ​@jonnyg ​@Brian V & ​@Corey, 

This is great feedback, thank you for taking the time to send it our way!

Since we implemented our weather feature customers like yourselves have been asking for more metrics like rain, snow etc but also the ability to forecast data and extreme weather events rather than the reactive nature of our current alert system. 

Well, some good news! There is a beta of some of this data feeding into our Lone Worker feature ​as of now @Brian V! - I’d be happy to put you in touch with the team to see this in action. I saw a video today of fire and flood data populating on a map view. Pretty cool stuff! 

Other forecasting options and weather data are currently on our longer term roadmap. The team responsible for our weather data feature are currently working incredibly hard towards some other awesome features that you’re going to see very soon but hopefully we’ll be able to continue delivering value in this area in the future. 

Happy to answer any questions, or pass along further feedback. 

 

​@Shaunwc 

Thanks for reply.

The remote worker i get ref early weather warnings.
However this should also be within the full general SC system for premium users who have projects, teams and sites that can be affected by the ever increasing risk from climate change and severe weather related events.

Thoughts?

Example - If there was a plan for major weather disruption then this may affect travel, movement of personnel access to sites and project.

It can and does also have a cost related to it for when no pre-planning is done as the costs are higher.

The risk to personnel is also greater, hence why it should be a consideration to be part of the full system along with remote workers.

Hi, ​@jonnyg, 

We are 100% on the same page here. The use cases you’ve mentioned are ones we’ve also heard from other customers alongside yourself. I can also see the value in having this data available in other areas of the platform. 

Please continue to give feedback around this area as it shapes how and when we decide to work on the weather feature.

Thanks,
Shaun.