#SocialQuake: Crowdsourcing Real-Time Social Data



Tweet Earthquake Dispatch Seminar

In recent years, the U.S. has faced the 2011 5.8 magnitude (M) Virginia earthquake, the 2012 5.3M in Central California, and the 2012 4.3M in Kentucky. When these earthquakes occur without warning, USGS scientists quickly receive and review data to provide accurate information to emergency responders and keep the public informed. The USGS uses social media to help increase the amount of data received from an event to improve the understanding of the effects of earthquakes on local communities.

Since 2009, the USGS has been running a prototype project called Tweet Earthquake Dispatch (TED). As people have increased their use of Twitter to share their earthquake experiences, TED has been able to provide USGS scientists with a heads up based off what people are tweeting—sometimes prior to receiving the data from scientific instrumentation. 

View our on-demand webinar as USGS presents an overview of the TED project and how it has helped to leverage the public as passive citizen scientists. Specifically, our featured speakers will cover:

  • Types of data USGS receives from TED
  • Examples of how TED helps scientists stay ahead
  • How USGS combines Twitter and scientific data to improve understanding of earthquake effects

Speaker and Presenter Information

Scott Horvath, Social Media Coordinator at the USGS Paul Earle, Chief Operations Officer at the NEIC


Event Type
Webcast


This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities


When
Wed, May 22, 2013, 11:00am - 12:00pm


Cost

Complimentary:  $0.00


Website
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Organizer
Citizen Engagement Team at Carahsoft


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