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Short description: Personal seismometer

Raspberry Shake is a Panama-based company that designs and manufactures personal seismic and infrasonic sensors, utilizing Raspberry Pi hardware.

History

Raspberry Shake was developed in the Chiriquí province under the Western Seismic Observatory of Panama[1][2] which creates hardware and software for tectonic phenomena measurement.[3]

The founder of Raspberry Shake, seismologist Branden Christensen,[4] conceived the idea of a personal seismograph during his tenure at Colgate University.

Technology

The Raspberry Shake is a device that pairs with the Raspberry Pi to function as a personal seismograph.[5] It incorporates a geophone which converts ground movements into electrical signals. An additional board amplifies and digitizes this signal, which is then processed by the Raspberry Pi.[6]

The Raspberry Shake utilizes software similar to that used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). As technology, particularly mini-computers like the Raspberry Pi, has evolved, the company introduced additional devices, including the sensor "Raspberry Shake 1D" with different detection capabilities.[7][8]

References

  1. Novoa, Melissa (December 16, 2017). "The story of the Panamanian creator of the personal seismic sensor". https://elcapitalfinanciero.com/la-historia-del-panameno-creador-del-sensor-sismico-personal/. 
  2. Ribier, Gisela (2017-03-23). "OSOP, S.A. gana el Premio Nacional a la Innovación Empresarial 2017 - Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación" (in es-ES). https://www.senacyt.gob.pa/osop-s-a-gana-el-premio-nacional-a-la-innovacion-empresarial-2017/. 
  3. "Characterization of Seismicity at Volcán Barú, Panama: May 2013 Through April 2014 - Authorea". https://www.authorea.com/users/77845/articles/134330-characterization-of-seismicity-at-volc%C3%A1n-bar%C3%BA-panama-may-2013-through-april-2014/_show_article. 
  4. "Branden Christensen '06: Raspberry Shake seismology entrepreneur" (in en-US). 2017-05-03. https://news.colgate.edu/scene/2017/05/raspberry-shake-seismology-branden-christensen-entrepreneur.html. 
  5. Morley, Madeleine (3 January 2023). "'The Unheard Symphony of the Planet'". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/arts/seismology-raspberry-shake-earth.html. 
  6. Tripathy-Land, Alka (17 December 2020). "As the world quieted down in 2020, Raspberry Shakes listened". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/as-the-world-quieted-down-in-2020-raspberry-shakes-listened/. 
  7. Upton, Liz (2016-08-17). "Raspberry Shake - your personal seismograph" (in en-GB). https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-shake-personal-seismograph/. 
  8. Performance and Reliability of Raspberry Shake 4D. Sensors Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2023.