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Earthquake Early Warning For BC
Nov 16, 2019
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Earthquake Early Warning For BC
Learn about Ocean Networks Canada’s prototype Earthquake Early Warning system and how it is being expanded and enhanced for residents of southwestern BC.
About the talk:
Ocean Networks Canada is in a unique position to detect subduction earthquakes because they operate the world’s largest wired undersea observatory. Learn about the prototype Earthquake Early Warning system already in place, and how it is being expanded and enhanced so that it can be used to provide early warning to the residents of southwestern B.C.
Presenter: Bob Crosby, BA Sc (Electrical Engineering), Dipl.T.
About the presenter:
Bob Crosby was a Software Quality Control Specialist in the Software Engineering department at Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) for 6 years until 2017. ONC is located at and operated by the University of Victoria. The main observatory at ONC is the NEPTUNE network which is currently the largest and most complex wired undersea observatory network in the world. Bob was the principal software tester on ONC’s prototype earthquake warning system, and he continues to support the project on a contract basis. Bob has a B.A. Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and a Diploma in Electronics Technology from Algonquin College and has 40 years’ experience in the electronics and software development industries.
ADMISSION:
$10 cash/person at the door
Free under 18
ALL PRESENTATIONS AT
Nanoose Place Community Centre
2925 Northwest Bay Road, Nanoose Bay
ALL TALKS START AT 10 am and run through to noon. Everyone welcome!
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| Category: | Workshop |
| Date: | Nov 16, 2019 |
| Time: | 10:00am - 12:00pm |
| Address: | 2925 Northwest Bay Road Nanoose Bay |
| Location: | Nanoose Place Community Centre |
| Cost: | $10 |
| Website: | Open Site |
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