Method and system of providing real-time site specific information

A system for providing severe weather alerts comprising a computer, where the computer further comprises:

• (a) memory comprising:
• i. a machine readable storage device, the memory configured to store a storm affected area defined by geo-referenced coordinates;
• and
• ii. a user profile comprising
• I. a plurality of points of interest, where each point of interest is provided by the user;
• II. remote receiver contact information associated with a remote receiver;
• and
• III. user preferences indicating a type of weather event about which the user desires to be notified;
• where each of said plurality of points of interest have a point of interest location, and where the points of interest include at least one mobile point of interest having a geographic position indicator and a transmitter for transmitting a mobile point of interest location;
• (b) an interface configured to receive the mobile point of interest location from the mobile point of interest
• (c) a processor configured to compare the storm affected area with the point of interest locations to determine if a user alert message is needed;
• and
• (d) where the interface is further configured to output the user alert message if the user alert message is needed.

A method of providing weather alerts comprising:

• (a) receiving user profile information from a user, where the user profile information is related to a user profile, and storing such user profile information in a computer, where said user profile information comprises:
• (i) remote receiver contact information associated with a remote receiver, where the remote receiver comprises a geographic indicator and a transmitter for transmitting the location of the remote receiver;
• and
• (ii) user preferences indicating a type of weather data about which the user desires to be notified;
• (b) receiving a storm affected area defined by geo-referenced coordinates and receiving a type of weather event associated with the storm affected area, and storing the storm affected area and the type of weather event associated with the storm affected area in the computer;
• (c) receiving a mobile point of interest location from the remote receiver and storing the mobile point of interest location in the computer;
• (d) comparing the storm affected area to the mobile point of interest location to determine if the mobile point of interest is located within the storm affected area;
• (e) comparing the user preferences to the type of weather event associated with the storm affected area to determine if the user desires to be notified about the type of weather event;
• and
• (f) outputting a user alert message using the remote receiver contact information associated with the remote receiver if the mobile point of interest location is within the storm affected area and the user desires to be notified of the type of weather event associated with the storm affected area.

A method of providing real-time site specific information comprising:

• (a) providing a weather alert manager having memory comprising a machine readable storage device, the memory including a weather alert manager program to process information;
• (b) receiving a storm affected area defined by geo-referenced coordinates from the National Weather Service;
• (c) creating an expanded storm affected area, based on the National Weather Service storm affected area, where the expanded storm affected area is larger than the storm affected area received from the National Weather Service;
• (d) storing information about a user who is interested in receiving a user alert message in a user profile, where the user profile comprises:
• (i) information provided by the user about a mobile point of interest, where the mobile point of interest is a mobile device provided by the user comprising a geographic position indicator, a transmitter for transmitting a mobile point of interest location, and a remote receiver for receiving incoming messages;
• (ii) remote receiver contact information associated with the mobile point of interest;
• and where the weather alert manager has access to the user profile;
• (e) receiving the mobile point of interest location from the mobile point of interest;
• (f) saving the mobile point of interest location in the weather alert manager;
• (g) comparing the expanded storm affected area with the mobile point of interest location to determine if the user alert message is needed;
• and
• (h) outputting the user alert message using the remote receiver contact information associated with the remote receiver when the user alert message is needed.

A system of providing real-time site specific information comprising

• (a) a weather alert manager having memory comprising a machine readable storage device, the memory including a weather alert manager program;
• (b) a user profile associated with a user, the user profile stored in the memory, where the user profile further comprises;
• (i) information about a mobile point of interest, where the mobile point of interest is a mobile device provided by the user with a geographic position indicator, a transmitter capable of transmitting a mobile point of interest location, and a remote receiver capable of receiving incoming messages;
• (ii) remote receiver contact information associated with the mobile point of interest;
• and where the weather alert manager has access to the user profile;
• (c) a communication link interface in communication with the weather alert manager, the communication link interface configured to:
• (i) receive the mobile point of interest location from the mobile point of interest;
• (ii) receive a storm affected area from the National Weather Service;
• and
• (iii) output a user alert message using the remote receiver contact information when necessary;
• (d) where the weather alert manager program is configured to:
• (i) produce an expanded storm affected area from the storm affected area received from the National Weather Service, where the expanded storm affected area is larger than the storm affected area received from the National Weather Service;
• (ii) compare the mobile point of interest location with the expanded storm affected area to determine if the mobile point of interest location is within the expanded storm affected area;
• (iii) prepare a user alert message if the mobile point of interest location is within the expanded storm affected area;
• and
• (iv) instruct the communication link interface to output the user alert message if the mobile point of interest location is within the expanded storm affected area.