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Saudi Arabia Launches Digital Platform For Seismic Hazards
The new service could prevent potential future risks and will help to support research into improving local infrastructure.
Residents of Saudi Arabia will soon be able to keep a watchful eye on potential natural disasters. The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) recently launched the first digital scientific platform in the kingdom, known as the Geological Risk Base Platform, aimed at informing and educating citizens on natural seismic hazards.
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تعد أول منصة علمية رقمية تثقيفية للمخاطر في المملكة، تتيح للمستخدم استعراض بيانات النشاط الزلزالي والاطلاع على البيانات والخرائط ذات العلاقة وتمكن الباحثين والمختصين من طلب تلك البيانات واستخدامها في الدراسات البحثية العلمية. pic.twitter.com/yZbywdHeH6— هيئة المساحة الجيولوجية السعودية (@SgsOrgSa) April 4, 2023
The new portal will offer data and seismic risk assessments across various locations in Saudi Arabia and will provide technical solutions aimed at potential future risk prevention, as well as acting as a repository for research on improving local infrastructure.
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The Geological Risk Base Platform was introduced by Bandar Alkhorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SGS. Meanwhile, Tariq Aba Al Khail, SGS spokesman, explained that the new platform would act as a “digital electronic page that includes all the information related to seismic hazards, data, and maps in and around Saudi Arabia”.