Pre- and Post-event management strategies, Adoption of new technology

Post-event management strategies (rescue, rehabilitation, reconstruction), to include the enhanced use of communications technologies to map hazards/disasters, locate survivors and promote continuing human development

where does the shakealert app take place

california

why does the shakealert app sometimes not go off

earthquakes are not strong enough

how much information is there on the shakealert app

very little, minimal

what did the quantity of information on the shakealert app cause and why

other resources becoming overwhelmed because they were experiencing more traffic than usual

why did the shakealert app underestimate the magnitude for certain earthquakes

there was too much information from sensors to make accurate calculations

what can happen in the extra few seconds bought by the shakealert app (3 things)

transport networks can be stopped, cars can be stopped, planes can be prevented from taxiing and taking off

which areas are sometimes not warned soon enough by the shakealert app

people who live close to the epicentre

what did the website google set up in response to the haiti 2010 earthquake (3 things)

links to charity websites, news, a place for people to share videos

who was googles data about the haiti 2010 earthquake available to

the general public

what did googles data about the haiti 2010 earthquake allow people to do (3 things)

make damage assessments, identify hospitals, identify refugee camps

what did google donate to haiti in response to the earthquake

hardware

why did google make donations to the haiti 2010 earthquake

damaged internet infrastructure

how long did it take for internet traffic to return to normal levels after the haiti 2010 earthquake thanks to google

6 months, six months

what did SMS shortcodes allow people do to (2 things)

make charity donations, signal that they were trapped, make donations, signal they were trapped

why did google share information on hospitals to the public (3 things)

allow people to find the nearest hospital, see what hospitals were able to treat, ensure hospitals didn't get overwhelmed

how did drones locate people in Korea

wifi signals from phones

what can drones map (korea C.S)

quickest path to survivors

based on information from drones, what can be put in place (2 things)

pipes to deliver emergency supplies, pipes to allow rescuers to travel to survivors

what is drone imaging used to measure (nepal C.S)

scale of damage to buildings

what is large zoom imaging used to see (nepal C.S)

individuals' faces

what is thermal imaging used to see (nepal C.S)

trapped survivors

what is used to protect against tsunamis

sea wall

methods of slope stabilisation (5)

meshes, vegetation, use of drain pipes to reduce pore pressure, ground anchors screwed into slopes to lock in place, retaining walls

how can earthquakes be predicted (3)

seismometers to detect foreshocks, strain meters to monitor changes to the surface, magnetometers to measure changes in the earth’s magnetic field