2014-08-14, 05:46
New here - Hope this is the correct place to post this idea.
I am impressed with the lightning detection network that your group has developed. From what I briefly read and understand, the lightning is triangulated by using a time on arrival to sensors at known locations. Taking this application a bit further, could a similar type of system/network be utilized as a earthquake detection/alert system?
I saw this story on NPR about earthquake detection /early warning systems (1) and now California is going to start spending some money to have these installed (2). This got me to thinking about this lightning detection network that you have collectively set up. Would it be possible to set up something similar like this (3) or (4) using your backbone of lightning detection (but forked independently) as the basis for a early warning system? Maybe this could be open-sourced and or crowd-sourced and receive some of the funding from (2). Homemade earthquake detectors appear to be reasonable in price and affordable to build (5) or (6). These could then work together in a similar manner as for lightning detection sending out text message alerts/warnings (7) when a certain number of stations detect seismic P-waves.
From what I understand, a couple of seconds of advanced warning before an earthquake hits will save a lot of lives.
(1) - Early waring earth quake detection system: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...=113877510
(2) - Funding of Earthquake detection system: http://www.govtech.com/state/Earthquake-...nding.html
(3) - Earthquake network through Stanford: http://qcn.stanford.edu/
(4) - USGS Earthquake warning system: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/earlywarning/
(5) - Build an earthquake detector: http://www.instructables.com/id/Earthquake-Detector-1/
(6) - Build a Seismometer: http://www.instructables.com/id/This-Sei...is-no-toy/
(7) - Public Alert system: http://www.fema.gov/integrated-public-al...ing-system
I am impressed with the lightning detection network that your group has developed. From what I briefly read and understand, the lightning is triangulated by using a time on arrival to sensors at known locations. Taking this application a bit further, could a similar type of system/network be utilized as a earthquake detection/alert system?
I saw this story on NPR about earthquake detection /early warning systems (1) and now California is going to start spending some money to have these installed (2). This got me to thinking about this lightning detection network that you have collectively set up. Would it be possible to set up something similar like this (3) or (4) using your backbone of lightning detection (but forked independently) as the basis for a early warning system? Maybe this could be open-sourced and or crowd-sourced and receive some of the funding from (2). Homemade earthquake detectors appear to be reasonable in price and affordable to build (5) or (6). These could then work together in a similar manner as for lightning detection sending out text message alerts/warnings (7) when a certain number of stations detect seismic P-waves.
From what I understand, a couple of seconds of advanced warning before an earthquake hits will save a lot of lives.
(1) - Early waring earth quake detection system: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...=113877510
(2) - Funding of Earthquake detection system: http://www.govtech.com/state/Earthquake-...nding.html
(3) - Earthquake network through Stanford: http://qcn.stanford.edu/
(4) - USGS Earthquake warning system: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/earlywarning/
(5) - Build an earthquake detector: http://www.instructables.com/id/Earthquake-Detector-1/
(6) - Build a Seismometer: http://www.instructables.com/id/This-Sei...is-no-toy/
(7) - Public Alert system: http://www.fema.gov/integrated-public-al...ing-system