Southern CA Edison The Southern California Seismic Network and It

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Southern CA Edison The Southern
California Seismic Network and Its Products
Sept 20, 2005 Hugo Rico, Jr.
Systems Analyst, CISN Display Project Mgr.
Margaret Vinci Manager Office of Earthquake
Programs
Nick Scheckel Sr. Seismic Analyst
Anthony Guarino Seismic Analyst
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Todays Presentation

• Part I The Southern California Seismic Network
• Seismic Network Background
• How Does the Seismic Network Work?
• Products Seismic Network Generates
• Cost to Run the Network
• Part II Earthquake Alert and Information Tools
• 1. CISN Display
• 2. ShakeMap
• 3. Community Intensity Map
• 4. ShakeCast

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Part I Southern CA Seismic Network1. Overview

• Reminder - Why we run a seismic network?
• Monitor Earthquakes
• Study their Effects
• Calculate Hazards/Risks

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SCSN and the Caltech Seismo Lab

• SCSN - Early Origins
• Began as an academic/research network in 1921 at
  Kresge
• Charles Richter joins lab in 1927
• Bulletin and continuous data archive started in
  1932
• Kresge Seismo Lab transferred to Caltech in 1937
• In 1974 Seismo Lab moves from Kresge to Caltech
  Campus
• at the same time the lab begins a collaborative
  project with USGS to form the SCSN

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SCSN Milestones

• TERRAscope 1987
• Deploy 19 modern digital instruments
• SCEC Data Center 1990
• Deliver phase/waveform data over internet
• Continuously archive data
• TriNet 1998 - 2002
• Upgraded instruments analog to digital
• Added strong-motion accelerometers
• Broad-band seismometers
• Data collected at a faster rate
• More robust/reliable
• Magnitude/location within 90 seconds
• CISN 2002 - Present
• Expand TriNet success on statewide scale
• Integrate with NCSN UC Berkeley, USGS Menlo Park

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SCSN/CISN - Today

• 250 Digital Instruments
• 100 Analog Instruments
• NCSN upgrade will provide similar reliability and
  accuracy as SCSN.
• Data Exchange with NCSN
• One of the largest and most reliable Seismic
  Networks in the world

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The CISN Who we are?

• Founding Members
• OES
• USGS
• CGS
• UC Berkeley
• Caltech
• Contributing Members
• Other Universities
• Regional Utilities
• Other Gov. Agencies
• ANSS Member
• CA Component of Nationwide Initiative

http//www.cisn.org
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Typical Field Station Installation
Antenna
These instruments are buried in the Ground or
placed in the basement of a building to record
ground accelerations and transmit data to Caltech
Seismometer
Telecomm
Sump Pump
Power Control
Accelerometer
Data Logger
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27 SCE Seismic Station Sites

• Antelope Lighthipe Rio Hondo
• Barre Lugo Barstow
• Chino Mugundun Rush
• Calelectric Mirage Serrano
• Devers Mira Loma Santa Clara
• Del Amo Moor Park Santiago
• La Fresa Olinda Vincent
• La Cienega Pardee Vestal
• Laguna Bell Padua Walnut
• Ellis Rector

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Telemetry Getting Data to Pasadena

• Telephone
• Leased POTS lines
• Frame Relay
• DSL
• Internet
• Radio
• VHF
• Spread Spectrum
• Digital Radio
• Satellite
• Corporate networks
• MWD (La Verne microwave)
• DWP
• Sempra Energy
• So. California Edison
• So. California Gas Co.

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Products Created from the Upgraded Seismic Network

• Products for Utilities in Assessing Hazards and
  Reducing Loss
• CISN Display
• ShakeMap
• Community Intensity Map
• ShakeCast

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Cost of Running Southern California Seismic
Network

• Cost of Running the Network - 4,000.00 year
• Station upgrades
• New Installations (35K - 80K station)
• Maintenance/Replacement
• Transmission of data from field instruments to
  users
• Manpower (35 people to maintain system)
• Analyze and archive data
• Outreach and training
• Revenue Sources
• State of California
• USGS
• Southern California Earthquake Center
• Earthquake Research Affiliates 18 private
  sector partners (utilities, transportation,
  media, emergency services Critical users
  of earthquake information

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Part II Earthquake Alert and Information Tools

• Earthquake Pager - First Line of Defense
• Information is available between 2-3 minutes of
  the event origin
• Wide coverage area
• Reliable
• Limited to Mag/Loc

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Some background - CUBE/REDI

• Motivation for Replacing
• Low throughput
• No Internet
• connectivity
• DOS only
• Aging hardware
• Not scaleable
• Develop better tools for Emergency Managers
  other Critical Users Build on success of
  Internet and Make Configurable

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CISN Display What is it?

• Client software that receives event messages from
  servers hosted by Caltech/UC Berkeley/USGS
• Rapidly Delivers
• Real-Time seismic alerts (Location, Depth, Mag)
• URLs to earthquake hazards reports available on
  the Web
• GIS shape and HAZUS input files for larger events
• Allows Users to
• Configure interface with custom GIS layers
• Set alarm thresholds for given magnitudes and
  regions
• Monitor seismicity at the regional, state,
  national and worldwide level
• Can provide a comprehensive picture of an
  earthquakes aftermath

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CISN Display Some Features

• Desirable Behaviors for any EOC
• Scaleable
• Redundant
• Persistent
• Highly configurable
• Automated
• Platform Independent
• Integrated

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CISN Display - Layout
Tool-Tip feature displays Fault Names, Epicenter
data, and URLs
Age of earthquake on map depicted by color
Magnitude of earthquake by size smaller to
larger
Information Panel provides detailed summary of
event
Settings Summary provides brief caption of
configurable parameters
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CISN Display - Behaviors

• When earthquake occurs, earthquake is highlighted
  in the right-hand column
• Map-pointer also jumps to epicenter
• Information Panel provides detailed metrics of
  event
• Confirmed events appear in Red

Right-hand column indicates date, time and
location of quake
Arrow on screen directs you to the Location of
earthquake of interest
Mouse navigation tools reset button
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CISN Display Web-based Products

• URLs it provides
• Waveform GIFs
• Focal Mechanisms/ Moment Tensors
• CIIM pages (Felt Reports)
• ShakeMap
• Station Lists
• Tsunami Alerts
• Aftershock Forecasts
• HAZUS Input files
• Engineering Internet Quick Reports

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CISN Display - Example
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CISN Display - Example
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CISN Display - Scenarios
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The CISN Display - System Requirements

• Recommended Hardware (Minimum)
• CPU PIII, 1 GHz
• RAM 384 MB or Higher
• Monitor Resolution 1024 x 762 or higher
• System Software
• JAVA (JRE 1.4.X or higher) installed
• Network Connectivity
• IP address (Registered or Private)
• Inbound/Outbound access on ports 39988/39977 to
  our QuakeWatch Servers (without Proxy Server)
• Client Software
• CISN Display application
• CISN Display User
• CISN User Account ? www.cisn.org/software
• Familiarity with their resident operating system

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CIIM (Felt Reports)

• Depict ground shaking as observed by the general
  public not measured by instruments
• Citizen Science

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ShakeCast What is it?
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Challenge How to Use The Data?

• Thousands of grid cells in a ShakeMap
• Each cell has data for many metrics (MMI,
  velocity, PGA0.3, PGA1.0, etc.)
• Need to connect those shaking parameters with
  individual facilities and fragilities
• Need to distribute the results to consumers
  (e.g., engineers, ops. staff)

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ShakeCast Features

• Processing of shaking data for any ShakeMap
  meeting predefined criteria
• Allows organizations pre-define locations of
  interest (facilities) and set shaking alarm
  thresholds (green, yellow, red) in multiple
  shaking metrics (acceleration, velocity,
  instrumental intensity, etc.)
• Delivers electronic alerts (Cell, Pager, Email)
  of facility damage estimates to end users in a
  prioritized, customized, easy-to-use form
• Make maps and reports available via the email/web
• Easily integrate with other IT systems initiate
  post-processing (for example HAZUS loss
  estimation software)

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ShakeMap/ShakeCast Flowchart
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ShakeCast Message Type
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How Does One Install ShakeCast?

1. Download and Install Softwarehttp//www.shakecast
   .org/
2. Populate User, Facility/Fragility, and
   Notification databases (scripts, examples
   provided)
3. Sign up with upstream ShakeCast Servers

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological
Survey
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How Does one set up the ShakeCast Client?

• 2) Populate User, Facility/Fragility, and
  Notification databases (scripts, examples
  provided).

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological
Survey
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The End

• Thank You

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The CISN Display How does it work?

• Client requests a connection Port 39977
• Client redirected to an Event Channel - Port
  39977
• Subscribes to Event Channel - Port 39988

QuakeWatch Server
CISN Display Client
Internet
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The CISN Display How does it work?

• Subscribes to Event Channel - Port 39988
• Earthquake/Product Message!
• Client may go out-of-band and retrieve
  information

Internet
Product Generators
Firewall
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Part II Products of the SCSN

• ShakeMap
• CISN Display
• Community Intensity Map
• ShakeCast

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ShakeMap
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Products produced from the Seismic Network
ShakeMap
ShakeMap is a tool used to portray the extent of
potentially damaging shaking following an
earthquake. It is automatically generated within
minutes for both small and large
earthquakes. Extremely useful to critical users,
such as emergency services, who within minutes
can see where the damaged areas are for immediate
response. Automatically pops-up on CISN Display
Indicates Level 9 damage at collapse of freeway
overpass near Santa Clarita 1994 Northridge
Earthquake
Color coded to indicate severity of Shaking
red being extreme shaking
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Community Internet Intensity Map

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Community Internet Intensity Map
Community Intensity Map enables public to
access Via the internet and tell scientists What
they felt in an earthquake. http//pasadena.wr.us
gs.gov/shake/ca/
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CISN Display

• CISN Display
• Next-generation Earthquake/Hazards GUI tool
• Latest Web technologies
• Includes a GIS mapping tool

• Features
• Magnitude, Location, Time
• Configurable Interface
• Internet Portal
• Platform Independence
• GIS Mapping Capabilities
• Stateful Connectivity

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Some background - CUBE/REDI

• Motivation for Replacing
• Low throughput
• No Internet
• connectivity
• DOS only
• Aging hardware
• Not scaleable
• Develop better tools for Emergency Managers
  other Critical Users Build on success of
  Internet and Make Configurable

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Development of a New Earthquake Notification
System5

• Motivation
• Replace Legacy System
• Aging Hardware/Software
• Improve Reliability/Robustness
• Take Advantage of Internet Developments
• Mature Protocols
• Higher Throughput
• Wide Availability
• Develop a tool for analysis
• GIS Mapping Capabilities
• Import Organizational Inventory

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The CISN Display Its Benefits

• Seismic hazards alert tool for the modern EOC
• Scaleable
• Redundant
• Persistent
• Highly configurable
• Automated
• Platform Independent
• Integrated

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CISN Display - Layout
Age of earthquake on map depicted by color
Magnitude of earthquake by size smaller to
larger
Mouse navigation tools reset button
Detailed Information Panel
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CISN Display - Features

• When earthquake occurs, earthquake highlighted in
  the right-hand column
• Map-pointer also jumps to epicenter
• Confirmed events appear in Red

Right-hand column indicates date, time and
location of quake
Arrow on screen directs you to the Location of
earthquake of interest
New Tool-Tip feature displays Fault Names,
Epicenter data, and URL info
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CISN Display Web-based Products

• URLs it provides
• Waveform GIFs
• Focal Mechanisms/ Moment Tensors
• CIIM pages (Felt Reports)
• ShakeMap
• Station Lists
• Tsunami Alerts
• Aftershock Forecasts
• HAZUS Input files
• Engineering Internet Quick Reports

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CISN Display - Global View
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CISN Display Tsunamis Event
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CISN Display Global Notifications
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CISN Display Available GIS Layers

• - Major US/Global Cities
• Major Roadways
• Major Railways
• Population Centers
• Runways
• Add your own

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CISN Display Use Case

• Potential CISN Display - Use Case in the EOC
• (Using the 1994 Northridge M6.7 Earthquake)

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The CISN Display How does it work?

• Client requests a connection Port 39977
• Client redirected to an Event Channel - Port
  39977
• Subscribes to Event Channel - Port 39988

QuakeWatch Server
CISN Display Client
Internet
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The CISN Display How does it work?

• Client listening to Event Channel - Port 39988
• Earthquake/Product Message Delivered!
• Client may go out-of-band and retrieve
  information

Internet
Product Generators
Firewall
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The CISN Display - System Requirements

• Recommended Hardware (Minimum)
• CPU PIII, 1 GHz
• RAM 384 MB or Higher
• System Software
• JAVA (JRE 1.4.X or higher) installed
• Network Connectivity
• IP address (Registered or Private)
• Access to our QuakeWatch Servers on ports
  39988/39977 without Proxy Server
• Client Software
• CISN Display
• CISN Display User
• CISN User Account
• Familiarity with their resident operating system

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CISN Core Partners