To my earthquake friends...

I wonder if anybody is interested in creating a common PSN earthquake =
list.  There is a wonderful tool offered by Google that could be used =
called "Google Docs".  It allows a group of people access to documents =
of common interest. =20

I've set up an example account which you can take a peek at if you want. =
=20

WEBSITE:    http://docs.google.com
ACCOUNT:    kay@.............
PASSWORD:    seismograph

Note that only one person can enter this account at a time so be =
patient.

Now, there is not much value to a group document that only one person =
can access at a time.  HOWEVER, if anybody has a google account, the =
document can be SHARED with that account.

What is most amazing is that you can have any number of people editing =
the document at the same time, AND, you can actually see others adding =
information in real time by watching their keystrokes.  I'm not sure who =
designed this product but it is quite amazing.

So, we could have a master earthquake list under a PSN account.  Then =
the PSN master can "invite" anybody on the PSN network to share the =
list.  That person, then, would set up their own Google account and the =
spreadsheet would show up in their Google docs list.

In this way, we can share valuable information easily.

The example spreadsheet that I loaded into Google Docs is not set in =
stone.  It is just an example of what might be.  The entries in the =
spreadsheet are:
  DATE YY/MM/DD=20
  TIME(GMT)=20
  HR:MN:SS=20
  LAT (deg)=20
  LON (deg)=20
  DEPTH (km)
  USGS Magnitude (Mw)=20
  Earthquake Location=20
  My Station Name=20
  P-WAVE ARRIVAL TIME(GMT) HR:MN:SS=20
  S-WAVE ARRIVAL TIME(GMT) HR:MN:SS=20
  Distance to earthquake (deg)=20
  Comments
The last five entries are specific to your station only.  The rest are =
specific to the earthquake and common to all stations.

You can do all the usually spreadsheet things like sort, etc.  You can =
also export the data into an Excel spreadsheet local to your computer =
for graphing, etc.

You can sign up for a Google account at=20
https://www.google.com/accounts

It would be nice to set up a dialog to see how many folks might be =
interested.

Kay Wyatt










To my earthquake friends...
 
I wonder if anybody is interested in creating a =
common PSN=20
earthquake list.  There is a wonderful tool offered by Google that =
could be=20
used called "Google Docs".  It allows a group of people access to =
documents=20
of common interest.  
 
I've set up an example account which you can =
take a peek=20
at if you want.  
 
WEBSITE:    http://docs.google.com
ACCOUNT:    kay@.............
PASSWORD:    =
seismograph
 
Note that only one person can enter this account =
at a time=20
so be patient.
 
Now, there is not much value to a group document =
that only=20
one person can access at a time.  HOWEVER, if anybody has a google =
account,=20
the document can be SHARED with that account.
 
What is most amazing is that you can have any =
number of=20
people editing the document at the same time, AND, you can actually see =
others=20
adding information in real time by watching their keystrokes.  I'm =
not sure=20
who designed this product but it is quite amazing.
 
So, we could have a master earthquake list under =
a PSN=20
account.  Then the PSN master can "invite" anybody on the PSN =
network to=20
share the list.  That person, then, would set up their own Google =
account=20
and the spreadsheet would show up in their Google docs =
list.
 
In this way, we can share valuable information=20
easily.
 
The example spreadsheet that I loaded into =
Google Docs is=20
not set in stone.  It is just an example of what might be.  =
The=20
entries in the spreadsheet are:

  
DATE YY/MM/DD 
  
TIME(GMT) 
  
HR:MN:SS 
  
LAT (deg) 
  
LON (deg) 
  
DEPTH (km)
  
USGS Magnitude (Mw) 
  
Earthquake Location 
  
My Station Name 
  
P-WAVE ARRIVAL TIME(GMT) =
HR:MN:SS 
  
S-WAVE ARRIVAL TIME(GMT) =
HR:MN:SS 
  
Distance to earthquake =
(deg) 
  
Comments
The last five entries are specific to =
your station=20
only.  The rest are specific to the earthquake and common to all=20
stations.
 
You can do all the usually spreadsheet =
things like=20
sort, etc.  You can also export the data into an Excel spreadsheet =
local to=20
your computer for graphing, etc.
 
You can sign up for a Google account at =

https://www.google.com/accounts<=
/A>
 
It would be nice to set up a dialog to see how =
many folks=20
might be interested.
 
Kay Wyatt