QCN - Quake Catcher Network (BOINC)
Planetary Society: A SETI@home Update by Amir Alexander
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One of the youngest off-springs of SETI@home has been getting a great deal of attention recently. Known as the Quake-Catcher Network (QCN), this distributed computing project makes use of thousands of volunteers' computers to locate and track earthquakes. Since its launch earlier this year the network has already recorded two major shakers – one in April near Reno, Nevada, and one in July near Los Angeles.
Here's how it works: most modern laptops are equipped with a chip called an "accelerometer" that measures the computer's vibrations or sharp movements. This is designed to help protect the computer from sudden impacts, but QCN founders noticed that it could be used for a different purpose as well: recording ground movements. If thousands of computers all over the world were reporting their vibrations second by second, it would give researchers a global overview of seismic movements.
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Aha, a reason to get a new laptop!
Stanford QCN - Quake Catcher Network
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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.
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QCN User Manual (PDF) specs suitable computers.
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