ShakeCast V3 Script Patch for ShakeMap 4
The new USGS ShakeMap V4 went live in March, 2019. The transition from ShakeMap V3.5 to V4 is expected to take some time until all seismic networks contributing ShakeMaps have upgraded their application. While ShakeCast V3 continues to process grid data from either ShakeMap V3.4 or V4, the lack of...
Which Amazon EC2 is Right for Your ShakeCast Instance?
The requirements of your Amazon EC2 depend largely on your plans for ShakeCast and the amount of facilities you plan to monitor with your ShakeCast instance. First let’s boil down the costs associated with your EC2… Cost of a ShakeCast instance A full list of EC2 hourly costs can...
Update on ShakeCast Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Our apology to users who have been waiting for new releases of the ShakeCast Amazon Machine Image (AMI) on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The ShakeCast AMI is still not available on AWS after we moved the public AWS ShakeCast to under the USGS Cloud Hosting Service (CHS) under the mandate...
ShakeCast V4 (pyCast) Release
We are excited to anounce that ShakeCast V4 is entering production! This version of ShakeCast is lightweight and should be easier for new users to install than previous versions. Although new features will only be adopted by V4 systems, we’ll continue to support V3 users moving forward. For installation instructions...
ShakeCast Inventory Workbook (MS Excel)
The ShakeCast Inventory Workbook is a collection of Excel® spreadsheets used to bridge the gap between users’ data and the ShakeCast application. It allows users to collect their facility, notification group, and user information in a single spreadsheet. Once the data have been collected, a customized function generates a...
State Transportation Agencies Partner to Deploy and Enhance ShakeCast
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is organizing and leading the Transportation Pooled Fund (TPF) project, “Connecting the DOTs: Implementing ShakeCast Across Multiple State Departments of Transportation for Rapid Post-Earthquake Response,” study number TPF-5(357). Ten state Departments of Transportation (DOT) – CA, ID, MO, MS, OK, OR, SC, TX, UT,...
ShakeCast Installer for Windows V3.14.3
The tagged release V3.14.3 applies to both Linux and Windows (installer) environment. It includes several updates that address networking issues at the USGS web site and difficulties reported by some users when running the application in a restrictive IT setting. Specific features/requirements of the update include the following: wkhtmltoimage....
pyCast Beta Release
We’re working hard to bring you this new version of ShakeCast, which is lightweight, fast, and accurate. Updates are still being made to this software, but we’re ready (and excited) to get your feedback! You can install pyCast on Windows and Linux: Windows Download the latest Windows installer <a...
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A New ShakeMap Scenario Collection for Mitigation & Response Planning 05/04/2016 2:30PM - 3:30PM (Atlantic I & II) The USGS ShakeMap and Nation Hazard Mapping team is developing a collection of earthquake scenarios to be use for mitigation and response planning, engineering, and loss analyses. The science behind and...
USGS Web Switching from http to Encrypted https
There is now a federal mandate to encrypt all web traffic (enforce https). The deadline for this was December 31, 2016. This upcoming change to the USGS web site had a change date of March 1, 2017 which may change at any time. As the result, all current ShakeCast systems...
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