Nanometrics wins Government of Canada Contract to Provide the Infrastructure for Canada s Early Earthquake Warning System
Nanometrics has been awarded a 4 year, multi-million dollar Seismic Equipment and Services contract by Natural Resources Canada.
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OTTAWA, Ontario, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Nanometrics announced today that it has been awarded a Natural Resource Canada (NRCan) contract to supply the Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) Equipment and Services for a new Canadian EEW detection and monitoring network.
NRCan is developing a Canada-wide earthquake detection system that will provide up to tens of seconds of warning in advance of the strong, damaging waves of an earthquake; and will alert Government Operations Centres and Critical Infrastructure Operators so they can undertake measures to ensure public safety and limit the economic impact.