Fair enough not all but just the Earthquake experts.
So the best they currently can do is 20 seconds warning if an earthquake approaching which is great until you hear the $100k / millions blah.... however much each tower, these towers are shaped like mini tripods with poles ten feet into the ground with gps units, I'm think even an Attiny85 could hand that job...
But, why?...
I presume it relies on an accelerometer or $1000+ something similar from a bloke called frank with lots of money .
So if all it's doing is napping except for the xyz data, a small solar panel, some concrete and a chunk of wood and a bit of cloth to shade it from dirt / heat yet allow it to communicate on gsm.
all these cheap $100 devices get spread out, any lack of signal (i'm sure they'd love exposure to help save lives) would be accommodated for almost free of charge, they fire up send a sms out to another station which relays out to everyone in that area circumference of the epicenter...
This could potentially save a life if not many. (except for things like you're shaving this way you'd hear your phone go off to get out, not put the baby in the bath, to turn off the frying pan, to get what you need out, they claim potentially up to 20 seconds warning but i think this system (mobile phone on a stick with a solar cell) would be a lot cheaper and far more useful in terms of data and warning not to mention more coverage for their customers...
Let's face it, geologist are not all the "invent your own tools" type. Most researchers have a limit that they don't cross. Say for me I would not try to make my own lock-in amplifier although I once attempted (too much work not enough payback). I would need to spend a few grands to purchase one from a company, who may profit greatly from the sale. If I do need a lot of these amplifiers, I may start looking for a way to make them myself. If I recall correctly, no science degree requires an electronics course, except for physics. This limits the number of scientists that can make electronic tools to radically improve the scale of their by bringing down the cost of their equipment. If you have a researcher friend tell them about Arduino. I am positive that they will show interest. When you didn't even know that there exists ways by which you could make your own tools, you shouldn't be blamed for not inventing those tools.
cjdelphi:
Fair enough not all but just the Earthquake experts.
So the best they currently can do is 20 seconds warning if an earthquake approaching which is great until you hear the $100k / millions blah.... however much each tower, these towers are shaped like mini tripods with poles ten feet into the ground with gps units, I'm think even an Attiny85 could hand that job...
But, why?...
I presume it relies on an accelerometer or $1000+ something similar from a bloke called frank with lots of money .
So if all it's doing is napping except for the xyz data, a small solar panel, some concrete and a chunk of wood and a bit of cloth to shade it from dirt / heat yet allow it to communicate on gsm.
all these cheap $100 devices get spread out, any lack of signal (i'm sure they'd love exposure to help save lives) would be accommodated for almost free of charge, they fire up send a sms out to another station which relays out to everyone in that area circumference of the epicenter...
This could potentially save a life if not many. (except for things like you're shaving this way you'd hear your phone go off to get out, not put the baby in the bath, to turn off the frying pan, to get what you need out, they claim potentially up to 20 seconds warning but i think this system (mobile phone on a stick with a solar cell) would be a lot cheaper and far more useful in terms of data and warning not to mention more coverage for their customers...
How long do you think it will be before the first 'mobile phone on a stick' gets stolen?
but just the Earthquake experts.
