The Quake-Catcher Network
The Quake-Catcher Network is a collaborative initiative for developing the world’s largest, low-cost strong-motion seismic network by utilizing sensors in and attached to internet-connected computers. With your help, the Quake-Catcher Network can provide better understanding of earthquakes, give early warning to schools, emergency response systems, and others. The Quake-Catcher Network also provides educational software designed to help teach about earthquakes and earthquake hazards.
Install
A small and low maintenance motion sensor is installed along with the free QCN software.more info →
Monitor
Sensor data reveals near real-time readings of earthquake locations, and magnitude.
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Share
Host computers upload their sensor data directly to the online QCN network to be processed.more info →
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Nature News article on QCN
Updated Versions to 2.46
Thanks to all those taking part in the alpha test! New versions have been uploaded (version number 2.46) for the Intel and PowerPC Macs, and Windows. Note the Windows version is still ‘graphics only’ as the accelerometer work has not begun. Next stage will be …
Read More →Start of Alpha Test (Intel and PPC Mac OS X). Please note that global prefs will be set to 1 CPU active, run after idle for 3 minutes – please only attach if you do not mind these default global preferences!
We are now in alpha testing mode — currently support Intel and PPC Macs running OS X. Development under way for Windows (HP laptop accelerometers). ]]>
Read More →QCN Demo and Poster at AGU Conference
QCN personnel (Jesse, Elizabeth, and Carl) attended the American Geophysical Society conference this week, and had a poster and demo session showing the current state of the QCN software which will run under BOINC ]]>
Read More →QCN Has Servers!
Thanks to Dennis Michael of Stanford for procuring and setting up three servers for the project (web, upload, and database). ]]>
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