RakanMET app for public to report, share weather info
Published on: Saturday, March 24, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: The public can now report and share information on weather events and phenomena, including natural disasters, from time to time via the RakanMET application.Science, Technology and Innovation (Mosti) Minister Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau said the application, the ministry's initiative through the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MET Malaysia), was developed to enable the public to send reports on the weather in their area via their mobile phones.He said RakanMET, the second application to be developed after MyCuaca, was an effort to empower the system of information delivery to the community as it also served as a two-way communication platform between the public and the department to obtain authentic and accurate information.
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"This is a web-based application where the people just need to upload the weather info and then the officer on duty will filter the information to ensure its validity because we do not want any irresponsible person to upload false information," he said.He said this to reporters after officiating the World Meteorological Day 2018 celebration and the launch of the RakanMET application at the Sabah Weather and Earthquake Operations Centre, here.Also present were MET Malaysia Director-General Alui Bahari and Sabah MET Director Azemi Daud.Tangau said the Government had implemented several projects to empower the weather forecasting system, including climate weather models and weather information systems in strengthening the country's preparedness to face extreme weather.
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