Google wants to detect earthquakes with crowdsourced Android sensor data

Google LLC today detailed a new project aimed at harnessing crowdsourced sensor data from Android devices to warn users when an earthquake hits their area. There are more than 2.5 billion Android devices worldwide and most have a built-in accelerometer that measures motion. These accelerometers, Google has found, are often sensitive enough to pick up […]
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