Disaster Alert (PDC Global) Reviews

by B14CKL15T3D

First off wouldn’t recognize my login information, had to create a new account. Not too much of a big deal but then I tried using DisasterAlertPDCGlobal ..... horrible. The interface is real buggy, you have to tap on a location 30 times before it will actually register that you tapped it. Im sure the information from DisasterAlertPDCGlobal is great since it’s from the PDC, but it doesn’t help if you can’t even select the items you want the information from. Trying to change user preferences is basically impossible, I tried something as simple as changing the time zone. Wouldn’t recognize Tokyo as a time zone, then tried to select it by country but wouldn’t even let me select japan. Already given up, if DisasterAlertPDCGlobal can’t handle the basic things, then I don’t trust it to do anything else. From what I’ve been reading, it was great before a major update. My suggestion go back.

by GoldenAged123

I just posted a few days ago. When I first got DisasterAlertPDCGlobal a couple of years ago, it worked great. Then with each update to “improve” DisasterAlertPDCGlobal , things kept getting worse. The last time I posted that I’d have to delete & reinstall DisasterAlertPDCGlobal because just a day or two after installing, the symbol you tap on to view the disasters would disappear & there was no way to get it back. So I reinstalled it for the 3rd time 2 days ago & the following day, that symbol disappeared again! I’ll never install this one again. A complete waste of my time. I will find a disaster app that will work. My job requires that I stay abreast of worldwide disasters.

by Disaster Alert

The newly updated app is at best the worst design possible. The earlier app ver was basic but simple and clearly organized. DisasterAlertPDCGlobal is an absolute mess and is fit to be taken down. Apple’s threshold for app performance is now apparently really low. DisasterAlertPDCGlobal on iphone 6 causes the screen to shrink both from the top and bottom. There is no “Settings” menu. I cannot even now revert to the old version. Crap.

by Nesslar

I had DisasterAlertPDCGlobal a few years ago it was great back then. When the big earthquake hit Montana this year, I remembered DisasterAlertPDCGlobal and quickly went to download it for future events. It's been a while now and Montana currently has 175,000 acres on fire right now and not one notification has popped up. I see notifications of tornados two years ago and fires in other states but nothing but dry weather conditions warnings. DisasterAlertPDCGlobal is useless to me if I can't have current events for my state. Just about to delete DisasterAlertPDCGlobal unfortunately.

by Lop Ears

The older app on my iPad3 worked great. On this newer iPad Pro, DisasterAlertPDCGlobal updated. I can’t seem to keep the layers I want to stay displayed from each auto-update. Each time I have to reselect all the layers. As a disaster specialist, I am currently needing only a few of the layers. It’s a waste of my time. Yup, it may be my lack of understanding how to use DisasterAlertPDCGlobal. It does have super options. It appears to be really well done, but it’s this one feature that is keeping me from giving it a full five stars. If someone can help, I would appreciate it.

by Don Hanson

DisasterAlertPDCGlobal has a nice world map that shows different types of disasters around the world.

Two big fails that you may or may not care about;
1. Incomplete data. Apparently the volcano in Hawaii didn’t qualify as a disaster. Three high wind/storm warnings: check! Volcano: 0.

2. This thing is spammy on the alerts. To be fair there are a lot of disasters going on in the world every single day. IOS 12 will bring alert grouping, maybe they’re counting on that. Or perhaps it’s to encourage people to subscribe ($$$) to the premium alert feature to prioritize daily alerts in areas of interest you select?

Fix the data quality issues and I’d pay a couple bucks for DisasterAlertPDCGlobal, but a subscription? Heck no!

by Jakecwu

My job depends on international situational awareness and an up to date understanding of national and international level disasters. DisasterAlertPDCGlobal sends me so many alerts of so many “disasters”, many of them months old, that anything of actual significance gets totally washed out. This is after I upgraded DisasterAlertPDCGlobal and set the notification level to warning only. Maybe if you’re looking for something that covers a specific, hyper local area, there could be some use in it. Otherwise, keep looking. Totally disappointed since I’m also an EMOPs user and that app is great for building regional knowledge and understanding.

by Wildstar8

This used to be my first choice app for keeping current with emergencies in our area. However, they have “improved” it to the point of making it useless.

Our area has rather frequent flooding rain storms. DisasterAlertPDCGlobal used to give timely and accurate notifications as soon as they were posted by Civil Defense. Now, DisasterAlertPDCGlobal gives notifications, but instead of giving useful information, it will almost always state that the notice has expired - even just seconds after the notice was posted! IT IS UTTERLY USELESS!

Now, after the most recent update, it won’t clear the notifications count. It will clear temporarily, but as soon as there is another notification, the count will return showing the number of ALL of the notifications since the update, not just the current number.

I have found the Red Cross Emergency app to be much more accurate and informative.

by Umaize1

If the goal with the last couple of updates was to make DisasterAlertPDCGlobal less useful and a mess to navigate, then the developers nailed it. You used to be able to tap and alert and see what it was....sort of an obvious thing you would want to do...No more. Now you have to hunt around to find information on the alert. Overall some major steps backwards. Any chance we can roll it back to the useful app it used to be?

by #400player

DisasterAlertPDCGlobal leaves out or they don't know of other reported events that happens as the earthquake in Northwest Tennessee on Feb. 2017 never showed up on DisasterAlertPDCGlobal ! There need to be a archives search on DisasterAlertPDCGlobal for back information, if you want to track back history. Nothing reported on nuclear waste of Japan Monitoring or other sites. No links to lake or river pollution levels that each U.S. state documents and reports. I probably want keep DisasterAlertPDCGlobal much longer ! If you get DisasterAlertPDCGlobal opp out of notices an alert ! You'll get pop ups all the time ! You can turn off in DisasterAlertPDCGlobal also !

by Gandolph The Wise

Have used DisasterAlertPDCGlobal for years, very informative! Keeps me abreast of natural disasters around the world. Now this New and improved (?) app opens to a glob of icons, requiring massive zooming to try and locate the alert just received. Then switching to the text of the alerts keeps part of the map showing, requiring you to search the larger text boxes for what you are looking for. That made DisasterAlertPDCGlobal more cumbersome to use.

by Vice Kay

I rather liked their old app with satellite view and it was quick to pull up disasters and clear the screen once it was read. There’s kinks that has to be ironed out and I hope the developers can fix this

by Jim 12349900

I love DisasterAlertPDCGlobal and rely on it a lot! It’s very informative (usually)
The only complaint I have is DisasterAlertPDCGlobal is very buggy. It’s glitches a ton and I can barely move around the map accuracy. Other then that I love that app and am very happy with it.

by Envirojensbaby

This is a fantastic app I’d like to see being used worldwide! Using a system of communication with government disaster alerts and social media to communicate with the public in the line of fire, what others may not, we can all be quickly informed of local disasters to drive around, like CA fires, or when an earthquake across the world will or will not produce a tsunami threat! Great resource! Thank you to the dedicated staff working all ours to give us the latest weather & disaster related information like hurricanes, flooding, earthquakes, fires & more! Most current, local info at your fingertips!

by IChris808

I really like the new version. Offers a lot more data. And new ways to use it. Including animation and Hazard Brief. Works great on my iPhone and iPad. (For those that found it difficult to use, look at the Tips. Helpful.). Thanks PDC!

by Eagle054

A vision into what’s happening in our world the ring of fire is a lot more active than I ever thought. It gives you information on earthquakes, avalanches, etc. I haven’t found a better app yet.

by Ekim68

Why I have it 5 stars, 1 it is free and 4 because of the amount of data it puts into DisasterAlertPDCGlobal . There are minor tweaks I would like to see but for what I paid and what I get I can not complain. Excellent information and easy to use.

by Michael7676

Already liked the previous version which had been used by local EMS and Fire Dept to allocate resources. This new update has many more layers and customizable options for any given area as well as the flexibility for world-wide travel. Lots of info provided in real time.

by Brownfeather

I found Disaster Alert to be a very effective in all its areas of operations, of course I installed it on a new iPad, my old iPad was limited my memory, it runs flawlessly at the speed of a fast internet connection, I have been a director of Emergency Medical Services in South Texas with many Cities, I know the importance of early warning, keep up the Good Work, all involved here.

by Bev In TX

I don't know about other people but sometimes I get "tunnel vision" and tend to focus more on what is going on in my little corner of the world. DisasterAlertPDCGlobal has been an eye opener for me in terms of the bigger picture about calamities occurring all over our world. It is sobering to see so many disasters and makes me much more appreciative of each day. DisasterAlertPDCGlobal is easy to navigate and very informative. It's definitely a keeper.

by NewToBars

I’ve had DisasterAlertPDCGlobal for a while, & liked it, except for over notifying. But, The upgrade has added literally hundreds of beautiful global maps, and lets me filter alerts for my area. Love it now. If you press the menu button, you see how easy it is to access it all.