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Hurricane Sandy tracked by Google
Google has launched interactive maps to track the path of Hurricane Sandy and provide localised support information as it approaches the US east coast.
A New York map includes the locations of evacuation centres and emergency shelters set up by the Red Cross.
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The "crisis maps" are using data from the US Naval Research Laboratory, the National Hurricane Center, US weather website weather.com and the US Geological Survey.
"The Google crisis response team has assembled a Hurricane Sandy map to help you track the storm's progress and provide updated emergency information," wrote Google software engineer Ka-Phing Yee on the firm's blog.