Coast Guard Academy Cadets Create Maps For Harvey Response

NEW LONDON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut and AP) – U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets are creating maps showing the locations of people in Texas who posted on social media that they needed help during Hurricane Harvey.
Coast Guard search and rescue coordinators in New Orleans have told the cadets to keep sending the information.
The academy in New London, Connecticut, says it’s the first time the Coast Guard has used intelligence derived from crowd-sourced social media for disaster response.