Tsunami Early Warning System

Will quakes ever be predicable? And what precautions can we take to minimize collateral damage

As we look back at the past few years, nature has not been very friendly to us. Countries have been struck by heavy rain, earthquake, flood and even tsunami that brings together many disasters and catastrophic damages to lives and assets. Many countries are either lack of a comprehensive infrastructure or simply not ready to face and mitigate the risks inherent in these disasters. Many experts believe the world would be continued be battled by more heavy rains which could lead to flash flood, earthquake and eventual tsunami and other potential deadly natural disasters.

Can we at least reduce the casualties in these disasters?

The answer is YES. With disasters becoming more unpredictable and frequent, there is a dire need by the authorities to have a system that can prevent avoidable deaths and unnecessary damages to assets during disasters. Disaster early warning systems today are either not available or extremely ineffective. Most early warning systems are usually implemented in a silo approach catering for specific need, unable to provide multi hazards disasters warning system, or limited in functionalities to cater for the changing environment.

New generation of disasters early warning systems are necessary. Very often, an effective warning few minutes before the impact of disaster can dramatically reduce and avoid major catastrophe. The goal in new generation disasters early warning system is to provide early warnings of all hazards to create effective response actions to disasters before the actual impact arrives.

Techsense Decision Support System (TDSS) is an holistic solution taking account of operational aspects of the system and disseminating the warnings. It provides an unprecedented system that enable seamless integration of gathering of data from diverse systems. Combining the data and analyzing them for decision support and eventually disseminating corresponding warnings to the relevant parties, all with minimal human intervention.

TDSS integrates data from diverse sources enabling the system to effectively analyze threats from different throngs. Once threat is detected, it provides an efficient means to disseminate warnings through one of combinations of the sirens, sms, fax, emails and other warning systems.

TDSS Central Decision Support Facility is yet another feature based on predefined criteria to intelligently help you making quick decision in sending out the most appropriate warnings in the shortest possible time!

TDSS is to be first truly effective early warning system for protecting lives and assets from the damaging effects multi hazards disasters. It will provide realtime early warning in advance of the impact of disasters and hazards such as thunderstorms, lightning storms, floods, wild fires, tsunami and earthquakes. The design of TDSS allows for most potential threats to human life and property be included in the system.

TDSS shall provide the following benefits:
• better readiness in the event of disasters
• avoiding unnecessary threats to life and damages assets
• better coordination
• faster response time
• accurate and effective warning dissemination