Be part of improving Google Person Finder

Google Person Finder, an open-source tool developed by Google, facilitates reconnecting people separated during natural disasters by providing a centralized platform for missing person registries. Initially launched in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, it has since been utilized following disasters in Chile, China, and Pakistan. Google is now hosting the project on Google Code, inviting developers to contribute to the improvement of both the platform and the PFIF (Person Finder Interchange Format) data format. They offer resources such as a Developer Guide and discussion groups for collaboration. Google plans to operate each instance of the Person Finder only temporarily, archiving records for one year for historical preservation and seeking permanent custodians for the data; if none are found, the records will be deleted after a year.