Nationwide text messaging alert system
Not really photography related… OK, not photography related at all but I read this and thought “gee, why wasn’t this done a long time ago?”. Specifically what I’m most excited about is the prospect of using text messaging to issue Amber alerts. California has lots configurable LED signs on the freeways that they can send messages to to warn people about traffic conditions. They’ve also used these signs to post Amber alerts and they’ve made a difference but you really need to be on a highway to see it. Imagine if everyone in a region was sent an Amber alert via text message with a description and plate number for the suspected vehicle of a kidnapper? The system would be expected to go online by 2010.