In looking at the map of my local area (Cebu City and surrounding areas), there are an even dozen 4Ds (besides mine), and there’s quite a few more in the rest of the Philippines.
This makes me curious whether the RS’s in the country are mostly run by schools or other groups (it looks like there are 3 at the airport). Or are they mostly private citizens, and if so Filipinos or foreigners?
I’m not sure if you’re able to see this information, but I figured if they were part of some official group that you would know about it. Maybe they have meetings or other educational stuff.
I was hoping to have one in a somewhat unique area, so I’m considering moving it to a nearby island where some family lives, and has no other RSs.
In the vein of Raspberry Pi stuff, I was also thinking of doing something with ADS-B and/or ATC, depending whether coverage is lacking here or already good.
Yes, indeed, there are many stations in the country, almost covering it all from north to south.
Due to our privacy policy, we cannot divulge information about our customers. However, it is more than reasonable to hypothesize that there’ll be a mix of private citizen Shakers and official entities using the instruments for more dedicated/professional studies.
It is possible that by reaching the general seismo community over social media, you could manage to make some connections.
Your idea of expanding the coverage is great (together with added ADS-B signal detectors)!
Just a suggestion, but Ii you want a unique citizen science sensor on Mactan, look into getting a Birdweather PUC and setting it up on your balcony. As far as I know, I had the first and only bird call collector running on Mactan this past summer, but did not leave it behind. I think the birding community would enjoy what you collect, and maybe you will too!
Regards.
P.s.: I see at least 3 ADS-B Piaware receivers in Lapu Lapu.