This Web page discusses efforts that are underway to create a CGI
program (A computer program that runs at a Web site) that would enable
people around the world to use a Web site Data Entry Screen to submit
their Earthquake Precursor Data to a Web site where their data would
be evaluated, stored, and displayed. One part of the data
display might look something like what can be seen on the following Web
page: A Demonstration Earthquake Forecasting Program
Customized CGI programs generally
need to be written by expert computer programmers. And having such programs written can
take a considerable amount of time. To speed the development of
this proposed CGI program the following somewhat indirect approach is
presently being used:
The initial data collection and display
program ( _EPmap.exe - Earthquake Precursor Map) is being written using
computer languages or codes such as
TrueBasic, Perl, Gnuplot, and HTML. That program demonstrates
how the Web site based CGI program would work and what it would
do. A freeware downloadable version of that rapidly changing
program plus the source code is being stored on this Web site so that
people who are using the Windows operating system can run it on their
personal computers. The link for that program is on the top of
this Web page. When that computer program gets
sufficiently advanced it can then be translated into an actual CGI
program by expert computer programmers.
Two versions of the proposed CGI
program might run at the Web site. The first would process and
display data submitted by the general public. The second would
process and display data submitted by people who had some formal
Earthquake Precursor detection training and experience and who had
passwords that were registered with the Web site. It is expected
that Precursor Data submitted by the trained personnel would be more
reliable.
The following is an example of a chart that
the _EPmap.exe program might draw. It displays a Basic World Map (black),
a Tectonic Plates outline (orange), some high magnitude earthquakes (red dots),
and some made-up demonstration Earthquake Precursor data (black letters on orange dots).
The following is an example of what a
Web site Data Entry Screen might look like. Precursor data submitters who know how
to do this would also be able to create their own customized Data Entry
Screens and store them on their personal computers.
EARTHQUAKE PRECURSOR DATA ENTRY SCREEN
Earthquake Cloud
Rapid Water Table Level Change
Static Noise On Radio And Television Transmissions
Ear Tone
Unusual Behavior By Pet, Farm, Zoo, Or Wild Animals
Date Precursor Observed: (ex. 2012/02/25)
Additional Optional Information
Location Of Precursor:
Latitude: (+ = N, - = S)
Longitude: (+ = E, - = W)
Location Of Precursor Observer:
Latitude: (+ = N, - = S)
Longitude: (+ = E, - = W)
Data Submitter Name or Pen Name:
Data Submitter Password: (If Registered)
HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM AND
GET IT RUNNING ON YOUR COMPUTER
Download the self-extracting EPmap.exe (zip)
file using the link at the top of this Web page. Then double click on that file
to get it to start running. The program will ask the user where to store a new
directory called EPmap. After it has been created that directory can be moved to any
location on the computer. Then double click on the _EPMAP.EXE file in the EPmap
directory and the program should start running.
There is a _README.TXT file in the EPmap directory
that contains program reference information.
It might take as long as 10 seconds for a chart to
be drawn the first time the program runs. And certain virus program might
instruct the user to give the .exe programs permission to run.
Press any of the active keys listed at the bottom
of the display chart to activate various displays. Or press the "h" key to see the Help File.
Pressing the Escape key
will usually cause the program to end. If that does not happen
then the program will have to be ended manually by closing it or by
using the Windows Task Manager program. Or the user can log off
his or her Windows account or power down the computer.
Remember that the EPmap.exe program
is undergoing rapid changes. And the versions being stored here are all
experimental, demonstration programs. They should not be expected
to work perfectly. Certain program features might or might not work
as different versions of the program are developed.
COMPUTER VIRUS PRECAUTIONS
EPmap.exe is a self-extracting zip file. And the
.exe files in the EPmap directory are compiled Perl (@) and TrueBasic (@) language computer
programs. Some downloadable zip and exe files available on
the Internet are known to contain computer viruses. And when the zip
file is opened or the exe files are run, the virus might infect the
user's computer.
Neither the zip nor the exe files stored here should contain any
computer viruses. And expert computer users should be able to run virus
scans on the zip and exe files after they have been downloaded,
determine that they are safe, and then use them. If less experienced
computer users are concerned about the integrity of the zip or exe files
then they might try testing them on an older computer that does not
contain any important data.
