What is the Active Earth Monitor?
The Active Earth Monitor is an interactive computer-based educational display for K-12 schoools, museums, visitor centers, libraries, and universities. It runs in an internet web browser in full screen mode. The display consists of a customizable set of webpages about plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. The content and navigation software are free, but you will need to provide the hardware. Low-cost and simple-to-implement, the Active Earth Monitor provides a way to engage audiences with earth science information without spending resources on a large exhibit.
New! Now Featuring: New Madrid Seismic Zone
Click this link to explore the New Madrid content set ---> New Madrid
Click the Following Links to Explore Additional Content Sets
Cascadia --> Explore the geology of the Pacific Northwest.
Basin and Range --> Explore the geology of the Southwestern USA.
General Seismicity --> Explore recent earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes
(click to see content sample, set screen resolution to 1280x1024)
Click Here to Register for a free
(NOTE: An account allows you to add your own content, delete and rearrange pages on the display)
Active Earth Kiosk Loan Program
IRIS is loaning several Active Earth Monitor Kiosks to organizations in the current USArray deployment area. Each kiosk will be on loan for a period of one year. IRIS will provide a one screen, floor standing, metal kiosk similar to the one pictured below on the right. You provide an internet connection and a location to disply the kiosk. Deadline for applications is January 20, 2012
Click Here to Learn More About Applying For An Active Earth Monitor Kiosk
Want to set up a display at your facility?
Here is What You Need:
- a high-speed internet connection
- a monitor with 1280 x 1024 native resolution, preferably a touchscreen monitor
- a dedicated computer running Windows XP or Mac OS X
- a free account through the IRIS website
- (optional) a kiosk to frame the touchscreen
- (optional) your webpages to add to your display
This is What IRIS Provides:
- the Active Earth Monitor software and 75 pages of content
- assistance crafting interpretive text for your display
- advice in selecting stand-alone kiosks and touch screen computers
Where Can I Find An Operating Display?
The South Pole, the National Science Foundation, Sunset Crater National Monument and at many other public venues!
Hardware and software requirements
How to set up your Active Earth Monitor
For more information contact: Patrick McQuillan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
