A citizen science approach for supporting rapid earthquake impact assessments

After a strong earthquake, the rapid identification of extent affected area is most crucial task civil protection authorities. The information provided by those directly an event makes difference since it offers opportunity to take advantage direct observations and, in case alert systems are available, verify if they worked properly. Thanks fruitful collaboration between Regional Civil Protection Friuli Venezia Giulia and National Institute Oceanography Applied Geophysics – OGS Italy, procedure for collecting about impact earthquake using expert crowdsourcing approach has been place some years. volunteers protection, appropriately trained, upon receipt seismic notification, asked rapidly compile specific questionnaire, describing event. Data coded, results summarized map showing effect throughout territory simplified way. This complements estimation analysis recorded shaking data. paper describes obtained analyzing “Trained Volunteers Seismic Evaluation” questionnaire (TVSE) completed significant events recent