Nanometrics Awarded $10 Million US Government Contract to Upgrade its International Seismic Monitoring Network
U.S. Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) has selected Nanometrics to recapitalize its global seismometers and data acquisition systems.
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OTTAWA, ON, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Nanometrics today announced that it has been awarded a five-year, $10 million dollar contract to recapitalize AFTAC s seismometer and data acquisition systems for their authenticated global monitoring network.
With more than 3,600 sensors operating across 31 locations worldwide, maintaining the largest global network of nuclear event detection equipment in the U.S. Air Force is no small challenge. AFTAC s global network is used to monitor nuclear treaty compliance and detect and report technical data from foreign nuclear explosions to national decision-makers. AFTAC is looking to update its seismometers and data acquisition syst
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.