The mission of GeoCosmo is to establish the scientific understanding of pre-earthquake science necessary for creating a true global earthquake forecast system that could save billions of dollars and thousands of lives each year.
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THE GEOCOSMO EARTHQUAKE FORECAST SYSTEM WILL FORECAST THE
LIKELIHOOD OF MAJOR EARTHQUAKES
WITH 2 -3 DAYS OF LEAD TIME.
A forecast could save thousands of lives and billions of dollars.
We are gathering an alliance of scientists, corporations, aid organizations, governments, and
concerned citizens who will support the development of GeoCosmo, the
global earthquake forecast system.
3. EARTHQUAKES ARE THE MOST
DEADLY OF ALL NATURAL
DISASTERS...
AND DEVASTATINGLY COSTLY
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2010
Haiti
230,000
Casualties
$13
Billion in
Damage
2011
Japan
13,000
Casualties
$122
Billion in
Damage
1989
San Francisco
Bay Area
63
Casualties
$6
Billion in
Damage
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THE GEOCOSMO SYSTEM WILL
FORECAST EARTHQUAKES
WITH ENOUGH LEAD TIME TO
MINIMIZE DAMAGE
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OUR METHOD PROVIDES ADVANCED WARNING THAT IS
NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH EXISTING TECHNIQUES
VS.
0 - 90 SECONDS
The existing “Early Warning System”
is nothing more than an
“announcing system” for earthquakes that
are already underway
2-3 DAYS
The GeoCosmo System gives us
the time we need to
protect people and property
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HOW GEOCOSMO
WORKS
Deep in the earth as rocks
are squeezed, they produce
electricity
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AS THE ELECTRICITY TRAVELS,
IT CREATES MEASURABLE EFFECTS
Ionospheric Perturbations
Radio Noise
Ozone Production
Air Ionization
Ground potentials
Infrared Anomalies
Magnetic field anomalies
ULF emissions
Unipolar pulses
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EACH EFFECT CAN BE DETECTED BY
SATELLITES AND GROUND STATIONS
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All the signals are weighted,
evaluated and combined to
create a forecast for the next
earthquake.
With a 2-3 day warning,
thousands of lives and billions
of dollars could be saved.
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PROGRESS TO DATE
• Unifying Scientific Theory
• Laboratory proof
• Field Confirmation
• Alpha Systems Design
• Team of Core Scientists
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FRIEDEMANN FREUND
President,
GeoCosmo
NASA Senior Scientist
JOHN SCOVILLE
Chief Scientst,
GeoCosmo
Physicist, NASA
THE GEOCOSMO TEAM
GERALD TEMPLE
Systems Engineer,
GeoCosmo
Former NASA Systems Engineer
LEO CULLUM
Vice President,
GeoCosmo
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UNIFYING SCIENTIFIC THEORY
DR. FREUND’S POSITIVE HOLE THEORY EXPLAINS ALL OBSERVED PRE-EARTQUAKE
PHENOMENA:
Thermal Infrared Anomoalies
Total Electron Content Anomalies
Ionospheric Tomography
Ionospheric electtric field turbulences
Atomospheric Gravity Waves
CO release from the ground
Ozone formation at the ground
VLF detection of air ionization
Mesopheric lighting
Lineaments in the VIS-NIR
Magnetic field variations
ULF emission from within the Earth crust 3 Tree potentials
and ground potentials
Soil conductivity changes
Groundwater chemistry changes
Trace gas release from the ground
Radon emanation from the ground
Air ionization at the ground surface
Sub-ionospheric VLF/ELF propagation
Nightglow
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THE PATH TO CREATING THE
GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE FORECAST SYSTEM
1
SCIENCE
CENTER
2
LAB
TESTS
3
FIELD
TESTS
4
SYSTEMS
DESIGN
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DEPLOY
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THE PATH TO CREATING THE
GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE FORECAST SYSTEM
1
SCIENCE
CENTER
Develop the first research institute dedicated to
understanding and formalizing the field of
Pre-Earthquake Science.
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THE PATH TO CREATING THE
GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE FORECAST SYSTEM
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LAB
TESTS
Perform dynamic loads tests on rocks in various
states of water and brine saturation to document
how positive holes flow through rocks and to
establish a baseline for field data.
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THE PATH TO CREATING THE
GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE FORECAST SYSTEM
3
FIELD
TESTS
Establish a calibrated electromagnetic baseline
for a particular fault zone and determine the
best method of data collection.
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THE PATH TO CREATING THE
GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE FORECAST SYSTEM
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SYSTEMS
DESIGN
Build software that can combine, analyze, and
calibrate multiple signals and generate a forecast
in real time.
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THE PATH TO CREATING THE
GLOBAL EARTHQUAKE FORECAST SYSTEM
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DEPLOY
Deploy a forecast system of existing satellites, new
satellites and multicomponent ground station
networks in as many seismically active regions of
the world as possible.
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NASA has already granted Dr. Freund
over $1,000,000 to support research on
earthquake signals. This research is only
the beginning of GeoCosmo.
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JOIN THE GEOCOSMO ALLIANCE
Become part of the alliance of global supporters working to provide
an earthquake forecast to communities around the world.
Board Members
Team Members
Scientific Alliance
Funders
Join us to save lives. Join us to save money.
Join us to make history.
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