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Service alerts

Explore 27 projects in the Service alerts category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.

Governmental notifications pushed to residents, often municipal government notifying its residents about local service issues.

27 projects

Migalka

Migalka is an independent emergency alert system that turns open sources and user reports into real-time notifications about shelling, raids, and police activity in your location.

2026

BetaNYC's mta-mcp

mta-mcp is an open-source MCP server from BetaNYC that lets an AI assistant answer one narrow NYC-transit question well, is the subway line you're recommending disrupted at a specific station on a specific future date, plus elevator/ADA status, drawing on the MTA's open service-alert feeds.

New York City
2026

Berichten over uw Buurt

Zo laat de overheid u weten wat er speelt in uw eigen buurt.

Netherlands

MyKoho

Open-data service to read public-relations magazines from municipalities nationwide on smartphones

Japan

5374.jp (Gominashi.jp)

Open-source garbage collection day app; launched in Kanazawa, expanded to 100+ cities

Kanazawa-shi, Japan (Nihon or Nippon) 🇯🇵

SomosTorre

Plataforma cívica gratuita para Torrelavega. Transporte en tiempo real, eventos, comercio local y servicios municipales.

Spain (España) 🇪🇸
https://kahuola.orgActiveOpen-source

Kahu Ola

Hawaiʻi civic hazard intelligence platform aggregating real-time wildfire, air quality, weather, and volcanic data from NASA, NOAA, NWS, EPA, and PacIOOS.

Hawaii
2026

National Disaster Alert Portal (SACHET)

The system has been extensively utilized by disaster management authorities, enabling the dissemination of over 134 billion SMS alerts, till date, in more than 19 Indian languages during natural disasters, weather warnings, and cyclonic events.

India
2026
https://scangov.com/ActiveOpen-source

ScanGov

ScanGov is a government digital experience platform that helps public agencies monitor, improve, and maintain their websites. The service combines automated scanning with clear guidance to help government teams deliver better online services to the public through standards-based improvements.

USA