Following Hurricane Iniki in 1992, Sen. Inouye authors bill to create new center in Hawai'i with the goal to make the U.S. more prepared and resilient in the face of natural hazards.

First version of the PDC's platform–that would later be called DisasterAWARE–became operational to help emergency mgrs. visualize hazard risks in Asia Paciifc.  It was based on an Integrated Decision Support System (IDSS) architecture developed by PDC.  It was under different names for years, used by the Govs, EMs & NGO.

DisasterAWARE launches global hazard coverage. In the same year, the U.S. Department of Defense begins using DisasterAWARE for programs like its Foreign Disaster Response initiative.

Disaster Alert was launched for smartphones and made available to the general public for local use.

Through this partnership with the Pacific Disaster Center, DisasterIQ can deliver the most powerful global risk intelligence and business continuity solution for private enterprises.