Grillo’s earthquake early-warning system is now a supported open source project

Contribute your code to the OpenEEW project supported by IBM and The Linux Foundation

When you are in the strike zone of an impending earthquake, every second matters. Whether it is that extra second to round up your loved ones, stabilize your surroundings, or find a place of safety — time is the most valuable commodity.

Meet Grillo, a crowd-sourced alarm system that can give people that valuable time before an earthquake hits. The Grillo team is based in Mexico City, a seismic area where the collapse of infrastructure after earthquakes is an unfortunate occurrence. The team built a solution to fight back against the detrimental repercussions of earthquakes and save lives around the globe.

Today with The Linux Foundation, Grillo open sourced their project, OpenEEW, allowing problem solvers around the world to contribute to the technology, and promptly scale it. This Earthquake Early-Warning (EEW) system epitomizes Tech for Good to sense, detect, and analyze earthquakes.

Grillo needs you. 2.7 billion people live with the threat of earthquakes globally, yet only a few countries, such as Japan and Taiwan, have a full nationwide EEW system. Earthquakes pose as a sizable force to take on, but the power of people and technology combined, makes it possible. The time is now to apply your skills and get involved in this open source project.

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