HOW MOBILE DATA IS USED TO STUDY EARTHQUAKES AND OTHER NATURAL PHENOMENA

This type of connection becomes an alternative to transfer information on seismic activity in Colombia. Digital transformation does not only have to target companies and users, it also has a wide variety of benefits to bring to research issues and public interest. An example of this is how mobile data can be part of the study and analysis of earthquakes.

You Y the National University of Colombia They made an alliance that sets an example of how these two topics have a point in common to take advantage of the data of these natural phenomena in real time.

Information that is useful, taking into account that tremors cannot be predicted, but it is possible to study and monitor them to understand telluric activity in various areas of the country.

MOBILE DATA AND EARTHQUAKES

The alliance between the two entities initially has 13 seismological stations deployed in 8 different sites in the Savannah of Bogota and its surroundings, in addition to 5 stations located within a radius of up to 20 km around Medellin, Manizales, Palmira, Valledupar and San Andres“creating a state-of-theart observing network to monitor and analyze these natural events,” they reported.

This type of connection becomes an alternative to transfer information on seismic activity in Colombia.

The idea is that with this agreement, 7 more stations will be added in the areas of influence of Leticia, Puerto Asís, Turbo, Quibdó, Popayán, Puerto Carreño and Inírida.

The benefit of mobile data operates in practice as follows: when an earthquake occurs, regardless of magnitude, a series of situation reports are generated, which are key to analyzing what is happening.