Quake-Catcher Network
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The Quake-Catcher Network was an initiative run by the University of Southern California that aimed to use computer-based accelerometers to detect earthquakes.[1] It used the BOINC volunteer computing platform (a form of distributed computing, similar to SETI@home).
It supported mobile devices (smartphones and some tablets/laptops) that have a built-in accelerometer.[2] It also supported three external USB devices - the codemercs.com JoyWarrior 24F8, the ONavi sensor, and the MotionNode Accel.[3]
In 2011, project scientist Elizabeth Cochran was awarded a Presidential Early Career Award from US President Barack Obama in large part due to her founding of the Quake-Catcher Network project.[4]
The Quake Catcher Network project started at Stanford University[2] in 2008,[5] then moved to Caltech,[6] and joined the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) and the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) in 2016.[7] The Quake-Catcher Network was discontinued on June 1st 2023[8]
References
- ↑ "Main project page". University of Southern California. http://quakecatcher.net/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Introduction to the Network". University of Southern California. http://quakecatcher.net/about-qcn/about-network.
- ↑ "Sensor Comparison". University of Southern California. http://quakecatcher.net/research/sensor-performance/.
- ↑ "Elizabeth Cochran accepts the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists". https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/1176/20111014_2pa4252.
- ↑ "152 | CitizenScience.gov" (in en). https://www.citizenscience.gov/catalog/152/.
- ↑ "Quake Catcher Network". https://qcn.stanford.edu/.
- ↑ "QCN Moves to SCEC/IRIS". 7 July 2016. http://quakecatcher.net/news/news_item/qcn-moves-to-scec-iris.
- ↑ "Quakecatcher". https://quakecatcher.net/.
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