ShakeAlert Earthquake Early Warning for the U.S. Robert de Groot USGS ShakeAlert Coordinator for Communication, Education, and Outreach
Lead Organizations USGS California OES California Geological Survey Caltech UC Berkeley U. of Washington University of Oregon Moore Foundation
Communication, Education & Outreach
• USGS is coordinating “CEO” via the Joint Committee for Communication, Education, and Outreach – Develop pre-event education and training – Integrate with other CEO – Social science R&D – Alert signaling • Messages • Sounds • Lights
• USGS is coordinating – Pilot implementations – Product development – Redistribution services
ShakeAlert Committee for Communication, Education, and Outreach (CEO)
Joint Committee California
Oregon
Washington
Committee
Committee
Committee
a c b
Focus groups and consultants brought in as needed.
Joint Committee for CEO Structure Chair
Vice Chair
State Geological Surveys
Offices of Emergency Management
USGS Office Communications Western Region
Universities
California
Cal OES
UC Berkeley
Washington
Washington EMD
Caltech
Oregon
Oregon OES
U Washington
Application for Risk Reduction
U Oregon
*Science
USGS SAFRR* Project
ShakeAlert JCCEO – An Emerging Team • Assemble and Organize Committee – Fill vacancies – Establish relationships + rules of engagement – Develop Strategic Plan (Forthcoming) + Prioritize Tasks • Research driven with inputs from multiple sources
– Get to work!
• Activities – – – – – –
ShakeAlert User Meetings (Fall 2016) User Meeting data analysis & LAUSD Study (Fall 2016) Research presentations at AGU (Fall 2016) Management of ShakeAlert Pilot Program (Ongoing) JCCEO Strategic Planning (Fall 2016/Spring 2017) ShakeAlert Web Resources Development [move to usgs.gov] (Spring 2017)
Focus Groups a c b Focus groups (a,b,c) created and dissolved as needed. Have specific goals and tasks. Consultants brought in also as needed.
a
S/P
Focus groups share their findings with State committees and plenary sessions. Have a voice in multiple settings.
JC Recommendations put forth are voted on by Joint Committee.