Plans for an earthquake early warning system mobile app for Angelenos was moved forward today by a Los Angeles City Council committee, which gave a thumbs up to funding for the project.
The mobile app will be designed to provide advance notice that an earthquake is about to strike through a text or other electronic means. It would be designed to work with the system known as ShakeAlert, which is based on a network of in-ground sensors developed by United States Geological Survey to detect seismic activity.
The Information, Technology and General Services Committee approved the negotiation of a $300,000 contract with AT&T and the GRYD Foundation for the design, creation and deployment of the Early Earthquake Warning System Mobile Application.
