Abstract
Smartphones are one of the most affordable and familiar devices available to people that are used for many scientific applications. Thus, implementing a dedicated mobile app for earthquake early warning (EEW) systems is one of the best options to save money and time to achieve dissemination of earthquake warnings to the public at large. This paper describes the development of a Warning Dissemination System comprising field sirens and mobile apps and presents details of develo** a smartphone app for Android and iOS operating systems. The app is designed for the EEW system currently operational in the Northwest Himalayan State of Uttarakhand in India. The app named “Uttarakhand Bhookamp Alert” is freely available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store and has already been downloaded more than 10,000 times. This app uses Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) service for sending earthquake early warnings to the users. The user’s basic information and FCM token are saved at the warning server in a database during the user registration process. The information will be shared with the disaster response authorities after a damaging earthquake to rescue affected users requiring help. This app also provides online earthquake safety recommendations and guidance, including how to prepare yourself, find a safe hiding place, and do’s and don’ts during an earthquake.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the help and guidance rendered by Mr. S. Murugesan, Dr. Piyoosh Rautela, Dr. Girish Chandra Joshi, and Mr. Shailesh Ghildiyal. The authors acknowledge Dr. Piyush Srivastava for looking the manuscript and improving its quality. The authors are thankful to anonymous reviewers for critically reviewing the manuscript and the lab staff for the operation and maintenance of the network.
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Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Earth Sciences, and IIT Roorkee provided support and funding to the EEW project.
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Rathore, G., Kamal, Kumar, A. et al. Design and implementation of earthquake early warning dissemination mobile app for Uttarakhand (India). J Seismol 27, 203–217 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10950-022-10124-6
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