Academics came together in Üsküdar for the Earthquake Early Warning System

Academic Advisory and Advisory Board for Establishment of Earthquake Early Warning System in Türkiye and Signaling to Citizens Project gathered at Üsküdar University.

The Academic Advisory Board, consisting of academicians from 10 universities including Üsküdar University Head of Occupational Health and Safety Department Asst. Prof. Rüştü Uçan, discussed the latest stage of the work for EDIS.

Chairman of the Academic Advisory Board Prof. Şerif Barış stated that "Our aim is to eliminate disasters from being a major problem by supporting information with platforms, trainings and exercises."

Director of R&D and Innovation Policies Assoc. Prof. Müge Ensari Özay stated that "We love doing projects. It is our field to carry out projects on Occupational Health and Safety."

OHS Specialist Asst. Prof. Rüştü Uçan stated that "The important thing is to be prepared for an earthquake in advance. I believe that this project will be beneficial."

The 2nd meeting of the Academic Advisory Board for the Establishment of the Earthquake Early Warning System and Signaling to the Citizens Project in Türkiye was held at Üsküdar University Central Campus Senate Hall.

Among the Academic Advisory and Advisory Board, there are academicians from 10 universities, including Üsküdar University Head of Occupational Health and Safety Department Asst. Prof. Rüştü Uçan and Instructor Asst. Akbey Elçi. The board gathered to discuss how to give the earthquake early warning system to the public. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Academic Advisory Board and Prof. Şerif Barış from Kocaeli University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Department of Earth Physics.

Assoc. Prof. Özay: "We love to do projects"

Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Üsküdar University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Occupational Health and Safety Faculty Member, R&D and Innovation Policies Director Assoc. Prof. Müge Ensari Özay stated that "We wholeheartedly love to do projects. It is our field to carry out projects on Occupational Health and Safety. Apart from that, we have many ongoing projects in many different fields at our university, from health to engineering." Assoc. Prof. Müge Ensari Özay stated that the Establishment of the Earthquake Early Warning System in Türkiye and the Project for Signaling to the Citizens is an extremely important project for our country.

Asst. Prof. Uçan: "I believe that this project will be beneficial"

Üsküdar University Head of Occupational Health and Safety Department Asst. Prof. Rüştü Uçan said that "It makes me proud to be together. We will achieve success together. I hope this will be the beginning of the projects. The important thing is to be prepared for an earthquake in advance. I believe that this project will be beneficial."

Secretary of the Advisory Board and Instructor from Düzce University Düzce Vocational School Electronics and Automation Department Süleyman Çeven also gave information about the work to be done for the upcoming period with his presentation.

EDIS will be tested as a full earthquake simulation in factories and shopping malls

At the meeting, the Academic Advisory Board's visits to countries such as Italy, Mexico, Japan, the USA and Taiwan were discussed. The earthquake early warning system, which is reported to be used by only 5 countries in the world, was tested as a full earthquake simulation in factories and shopping malls after the creation of EDIS in Türkiye.

At the meeting, where the issue of making the EDIS application available to the board members was also discussed, it was also pointed out that a survey study will be initiated to investigate the effects of earthquake early warning systems on citizens, especially in the earthquake zone and provinces with high earthquake risk.

At the meeting, it was agreed that a professor from Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute should be invited to replace Assoc. Prof. Doğan Kalafat, who left the board because he passed away, and it was also announced that Prof. Tekin Memis from Beykent University was included in the Academic Advisory Board for the investigation of earthquake early warning system legislation.

Thanks to mobile applications, it should be learned how to behave in which type of disaster

Chairman of the Academic Advisory Board and Prof. Şerif Barış from Kocaeli University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Department of Geophysics, stated that thanks to mobile applications, it is necessary to learn how to behave in which type of disaster and this system should be applied to underground passages and all shopping malls in Istanbul.

It is not easy to implement plans and change human behavior in disasters

Prof. Şerif Barış said that "This is exactly what our scientific committee is aiming for. How will people and communities behave correctly when they receive the Earthquake Early Warning System signal? To ensure the right behavior, there must be an appropriate disaster plan, and this plan must have a training pillar. Easy, simple and practical information should be given with mobile applications. Here, we work together with our occupational health and safety specialists. However, it is not easy to implement plans and change human behavior in disasters. These issues are very important to us."

It is important how people behave with the signal!

Noting that starting from all shopping malls, a training system in accordance with the disaster management plan and the personnel and citizens must be equipped with these trainings, Prof. Şerif Barış stated that "Unfortunately, in many cases, people are crushed and die by stepping on each other. It will be of great benefit to prevent this and reduce the damages of possible disasters. An early warning signal is important, but how people behave is also important with this signal."

Stating that around 120 thousand people were amputees after the February 6 earthquakes, Prof. Şerif Barış said that "Prostheses bring a great burden to both the country and those people and their families. It is our duty to reduce this burden. These projects offer arguments to heal a very large and deep wound of the country. In such a project, it is very important to take part in the scientific committee and to support it. Our aim is to prevent disasters from being a big problem by supporting information with platforms, trainings and exercises."

Tracks 1 location of people in 15 seconds

At the meeting, which was also attended by members of the academic advisory scientific board and advisory board from 10 universities, EDIS Disaster and Earthquake Systems Inc. CEO Ali Emre Erişen stated that the application can notify the earthquake up to 117 seconds in advance depending on the epicenter, and Erişen said that "EDIS is a life-saving messenger."

Pointing out that EDIS has achieved a first in the world by detecting the earthquake in half a second and sending a signal, Ali Emre Erişen stated that the system tracks the location of the people who allow it 1 in 15 seconds. Erişen also said that this will provide great convenience in reaching people at the time of the earthquake.

It was also decided that the 3rd meeting of the Academic Advisory Board of the Establishment of the Earthquake Early Warning System in Türkiye and Signaling to the Citizens Project will be held at the end of August at the Turkish-German University.

 

 

Üsküdar News Agency (ÜNA)