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General Issues

General Aspects and Design Goals

Looking at the engineering task more generally, there are several issues that need to be addressed upfront because of their powerful influence on the performance figures of the seismic network as a whole.

1. Sensor technology
2. Options in telecommunications
3. Early warning
4. Power supply issues
5. Trigger philosophy
6. Precise time stamps
7. Distributed intelligence