Tsunami Harddisk Detector

the worlds first freely available P2P warning system NEWS ::September 2006::

TsunamiHDD has won an award at PrixArs2006

[ The problem ]



Tsunamis pose a serious life threat which can, however, be significantly alleviated by reliable warning systems. Unfortunately many countries can not afford such facilities, partly because they require expensive maintenance. [ The solution]



The Tsunami-Harddisk-Detector utilizes your existing computer hardware to detect earthquakes, which can lead to tsunamis. It is a pure software solution, therefore it can be distributed free of charge. The computers (nodes) participating in the project connect to a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) network, thereby establishing a distributed computing platform with high reliability. A few of the participating computers act as supernodes, thereby performing data analysis on their attached nodes. In case of emergency, the supernodes inform their attached nodes instantly. Hence, if you decide to participate and install the client software, you will be automatically warned about potential tsunamis. more [ Software ]



For further information about software licensing, follow this link. DISCLAIMER:

The contents of these pages and provided software are used at your own risk. We do our best to make the warning system as reliable as possible. The authors of the site, its algorithms and data ACCEPT NO LIABILITY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY USE OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THIS SITE.



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