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Did You Feel It? Expanding use of an earthquake crowdsourcing tool

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) crowdsourcing platform Did You Feel It? (DYFI) rapidly transforms people's earthquake shaking intensity experiences into detailed maps of damage extent. While the tool's reach is global, language and technology barriers prevent participation in certain areas, accord...

Did You Feel It? Expanding use of an earthquake crowdsourcing tool
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) crowdsourcing platform Did You Feel It? (DYFI) rapidly transforms people's earthquake shaking intensity experiences into detailed maps of damage extent. While the tool's reach is global, language and technology barriers prevent participation in certain areas, according to a USGS and University of Michigan Engineering study published in Seismological Research Letters.

Originally published at Phys.org

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