Seismic Activity Alert Using SMS

The project, Seismic Activity Alert Using SMS is to provide early warning of the
possibility of earthquake or natural disaster occurrences. By letting people know in
advance, precautionary action can be taken to avoid casualties, environmental damage
and financial losses. The objectives ofthis project are, firstly to perform a study on how
to inform surrounding community remotely of incoming disaster, and secondly to
develop an early warning detection system capable of notifying people using Short
Message Service (SMS) based on the analysis result ofseismic data.
The research will cover the seismic activity and earthquake, remote sensing
technique, Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM), Global Positioning System
(GPS), Geographical Information System (GIS), Short Message Service (SMS) and
multicast concepts. The hypothetico-deductive method is used as the project's
methodology. It includes observation, problem definition, theoretical framework,
generation of hypothesis, data collection, analysis and interpretation, establishment of
guideline for seismic activity alert using SMS and system development, and lastly,
deduction.
This early warning detection system is beneficial not only for individual but also
business organization so that precautionary action can be taken to prevent greater
damages and casualties in the future.
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