Google Creates 'World's Largest Earthquake Detection Network' By Linking All Android Phones.
Google has created the “world’s largest earthquake detection network” by allowing all Android phones to function as miniature seismometers. The technology giant announced that the new functionality goes live this week, linking millions of smartphones together to form the Android Earthquake Alerts System. “Starting today, your Android phone can be part of the Android Earthquake Alerts System, wherever you live in the world,” Marc Stogaitis, principal software engineer at Android, wrote in a blog post on Tuesday.
* Seismometer : 지진계
* Seismic : 지진의, 지진에 의한 / 엄청난
ex) a seismic change : 큰 변화
ex) a seismic shift : 엄청난 변동
* function : 기능 기능하다, 작동하다
* funcionality : 기능성 / 목적, 기능
* go live : 가동 준비가 되다.
“This means your Android phone can be a mini seismometer, joining millions of other Android phones out there to form the world’s largest earthquake detection network.” It works by making use of accelerometers - a tiny device found in all smartphones that sense motion and velocity in order to track the device’s orientation.
* Accelerometer : 가속도계
* This means : 이 말은 즉,
* make use of : ~을 이용하다, ~로 덕을 보다
ex) to make use of the most modern technologies. : 가장 현대화된 기술으르 이용하기 위해
The network calibrates a phone’s accelerometer to detect early signals that indicate an earthquake might be happening. If a phone detects an earthquake it sends a signal to a Google server, together with the device’s location when the shaking took place. By combining multiple signals, the network can analyze the severity of an earthquake and send alerts to phones in areas that may be affected, giving people a few seconds warning to get themselves to safety if needed
* Calibrate : 눈금을 매기다
* Severity : 격렬, 엄격, 괴로움
** the severity of the problem : 문제의 심각성
“We’re essentially racing the speed of light (which is roughly the speed at which signals from a phone travel) against the speed of an earthquake,” Mr Stogaitis wrote. “And lucky for us, the speed of light is much faster!” At its annual developer conference last year, Google announced that there were now 2.5 billion active Android devices, having passed the 2 billion milestone in 2017. Such a vast userbase allowed Google to negate the costly and time-consuming process of installing a ground network of seismometers. Google’s home state of California, which is prone to severe earthquakes, already has more than 700 seismometers installed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
* Race : 경쟁하다, 경주하다, 참가하다 / 인종, 민족
ex) He raced up the stairs. : 그는 쏜살같이 계단을 올라갔다.
* Milestone : 획기적인 사건, 중요한 단계
** Critical, Historic, Important와 함께 사용!
* Grim : 엄숙한
ex) a grim face : 엄숙한 얼굴
ex) a grim looks : 엄숙한 표정
ex) I feel grim this morning. : 아침에 몸이 안 좋다.
ex) Why are you looking so grim? : 왜 그렇게 표정이 어두워?
* Negate : 무효화하다, 효력이 없게 하다
* costly and time-consuming process : 비용과 시간이 많이 소요되는 일
* Prone : ~하기 쉬운, 당하기 쉬운 (안좋은 일)
ex) prone to injury : 부상을 당하기 쉬운
ex) Working without a break make you more prone to error.
: 휴식을 취히자 않고 일을 하면, 실수를 하기가 더 쉽다.
*** Too much time has passed. : 시간이 참 많이 흘렀다.
*** Only five minutes has passed. : 이제 고작 5분이 흘렀다.
These seismometers help power the state’s ShakeAlert earthquake detection system, which will now be integrated into Android's system as part of a partnership between Google and the USGS. “This announcement means that California’s world-class earthquake early warning system will be a standard function on every Android phone - giving millions precious seconds to drop, cover and hold on when the Big One hits," said California Governor Gavin Newsom.
* Integrate : 통합시키다, 통합되다. + into
* Precious : 귀중한 vs. Precise : 정밀한, 정확한, 꼼꼼한
ex) We were just talking about her when, at that precise moment, she walked in.
: 우리가 막 그녀에 대해서 얘기하고 있는데, 바로 그때!, 그녀가 걸어 들어왔다.
** to be (more) precise : 더 정확히(엄밀히) 말하면
ex) The shelf is about a meter long. Well, 98cm, to be precise.
** Drop, cover, hold on! : 지진 대응 지침임 / 엎드리고 덮고 기다려라!
*** Do not freak out! : 놀라지마!, 흥분하지마!
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