ANSS - Advanced National Seismic System

Accomplishments

ANSS ranked #1 in major IT investment within the Department of Interior.
Expanded number of ANSS stations to 786 (from 723)
Completed structural instrumentation projects in Anchorage, Los Angeles, Memphis, and Cape Girdeaux, MO
Caribbean regional seismic network completed (is there a link to a USGS web page for this network?)
Public rollouts of PAGER and ShakeCast products (see: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/monitoring/anss/products/)
Earthquake Early Warning test bed established in California (link to Press Release document, attached)
System tools (SeisNetWatch, INVentory) rolled out across ANSS regional networks
Upgraded USGS Earthquake Program web pages
Convened AGU Special Session on high performance seismic monitoring
Completed review of Hawaii monitoring following the Kiholo Bay earthquake of October, 2006

The National Earthquake Information Center began 24x7 operations on January 8, 2006
USGS supported an ANSS Regional Network Operations Workshop in February, 2006, in Salt Lake City, Utah. A summary of the workshop, along with pictures and a list of participants is available at: http://www.ceri.memphis.edu/people/withers/NetOps/
ANSS received an IT Security Certification and Accreditation in March, 2006, from the Department of the Interior.
USGS expands funding to ANSS regional seismic networks, from $3.0 million to 2003 to $5.75 million in 2006.

ANSS stations increased by 67 in 2005, to 590.
ANSS Cost-Benefit Study Completed by the National Research Council
The ANSS System Response Monitoring Committee completed the "Guideline for ANSS Monitoring of Engineered Civil Systems," thus establishing a solid foundation for the instrumentation of buildings and other structures under ANSS.
USGS and the California Geological Survey completed a memorandum of understanding on the development of a "National Center for Engineering
Strong Motion Data," which will support ANSS and CGS analysis, distribution and archiving of the seismic records of earthquakes of importance to engineering and design.
September: USGS agrees to assume in 2007 the operations and maintenance costs of 39 ANSS Backbone stations that will be installed in 2004-2006 under the USArray element of the Earthscope Initiative of the National Science Foundation
UCLA Factor Building integrated into ANSS System Response Monitoring; ANSS-CENS cooperative project provides dense, real-time monitoring of a 17-story, steel-frame structure. http://factor.gps.caltech.edu/

September 27, 2004 - implementation of regional seismic monitoring network in Jackson Hole region of Wyoming.
NEIC upgrade code was completed in the Fall and testing was begun.
Six stations added to seismic backbone network.
PAGER (Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes Response) development initiated, combines expected ground motion with population and intrastructure information to "predict" impact of a significant earthquake.
ANSS system underwent an IT security audit with positive results.
March 27, 2004 - First fully-instrumented structure under ANSS, the Atwood Building in Anchorage, AK, and ShakeMap implemented in Achorage region for 40th Anniversary of the 1964 earthquake.

ShakeCast development initiated to deliver specific ShakeMap products to critical users.
CISN Display, web-enabled earthquake notification system development initiated by CISN.
Earthquake Summary Posters become standard product for significant earthquakes.
44 additional ground-based strong-motion stations are installed across the country.
EarthScope and USGS partner to expand national seismic backbone network. providing dual satellites, redundancy, and fail-over capabilities.

April - Technical Implementation Committee completes first report (version 1.0).

November - Workshop held to define priorities and siting criteria for structural instrumentation.
September - First meeting of fully constituted ANSS National Steering Committee.
Summer - Next 100 ANSS strong motion instruments installed in San Francisco (30), Seattle (20), Salt Lake City (20), Reno/Las Vegas (10), Anchorage (10) and Memphis (10).
August - Regions complete FY2002 and 5-year implementation plans and submit to ANSS National Steering Committee.
April - ANSS implementation plan completed and submitted to Department of Interior.

November - Congress authorizes full implementation of ANSS over a five year period and requires USGS to submit an implementation plan.
Summer - First 80 ANSS strong motion instruments installed in San Francisco (40), Salt Lake City (20) and Seattle (20).

Spring - US Geological Survey Circular 1188, "Requirements for an Advanced National Seismic System" published.

June - Workshop in Denver to review status of seismic monitoring attended by network operators, engineers and emergency managers.

January - Congress passes NEHRP reauthorization (Public Law 105-47) with specific request for the USGS to "assess the status, needs and associated costs of seismic monitoring in the United States" and authorizes the development of a "real-time seismic hazard warning system", a precursor to the ANSS.