Latest in PHIVOLCS PHIVOLCS builds info portal for quakes and volcanoes Tuesday, 16 September 2014 04:12 The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) introduced the” Information Portal for Philippine Earthquake and Volcano” during a seminar-forum on Sept. 15, 2014 at the institute’s auditorium, Quezon City. Led by its Director, Renato U. Solidum, Jr., the heads of the 4 technical divisions gave brief descriptions on the content of the portal. Following a series of joint meetings with partner-agencies Japan International Cooperation Agency-Japan Science and Technology Agency (JICA-JST) and National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED), PHIVOLCS has come up with a prototype of the Information Portal for Philippine Earthquake and Volcano which will be available for public viewing in the near future. This output was accomplished through the concerted effort of the agencies involved under the JST-JICA-SATREPS Project “Enhancement of Earthquake and Volcano Monitoring and Effective Utilization of Disaster Mitigation Information in the Philippines” which was implemented in 2010. This information portal was designed based on various components: a) Real-time earthquake monitoring, b) Evaluation of Earthquake Generation Potential, c) Integrated Real-Time Volcano Monitoring and d) Provision of Disaster Mitigation and Promotion of Utilization. PHIVOLCS divisions’ chiefs presented progress of projects under the four components, citing the recently-launched “How Safe is Your House, a 12-point-do-it-yourself questionnaire” as one of the main contents that can be viewed on the portal site. They also showed the information materials developed for public consumption and the enhancement of the systems used for monitoring earthquakes and volcanoes.PHIVOLCS assured the participants during the open forum that they will improve the portal site by organizing the contents and making it comprehensive and interactive for better public access. Activities and outputs under the project, including published technical papers, have been presented in a number of conferences since 2011. Source: PHIVOLCS
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