Comments on: Hacking geigers: Safecast crowdsources radiation data in Japan after Fukushima disaster

By: Buddy Bradley

Buddy Bradley — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:22:00 +0000

XeniAlert @4.41!

By: lewis_stoole

lewis_stoole — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:01:00 +0000

it is interesting that as all i see on the tv is the republican debate, the big stories fall to the wayside without some sort of update. what is the status of haiti? or thailand? or japan for that matter? i like this alternative news updates you are bringing into the fold.

By: Xeni Jardin

Xeni Jardin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:05:00 +0000

yes!

By: scruss

scruss — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:27:00 +0000

I remember a similar citizen radiation collection effort in the UK in the early 1990s. I remember the setup being rather expensive (Porton Down-quality anemometer, calibrated GM tube; all well over £1000), but it dialled in radiation data to a central computer over a Prestel modem. Wish I could remember the project’s name. We were very jumpy about radiation in the UK after Chernobyl.

By: chipsandchips

chipsandchips — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:43:00 +0000

It looks like the Safecast guys are doing a good job of gathering data in as reliable and scientific a way as possible, and sharing that data in a responsible and effective way. This is exactly the kind of balanced science based reporting that those of us who live in effected area need to be seeing so that we can make informed decisions.

Well done Safecast, and thanks for sharing, Xeni. Cheers dudes.

By: Adela Doiron

Adela Doiron — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:56:00 +0000

I like that they have spelled out their methodology, tools, limitations and so on. Those details are important in data collection which is something political agenda groups fail to grasp.
I would like to see just plain spreadsheets of the data as well as the pretty graphics and maps; makes cross referencing against the MEXT reports much easier.

By: workin

workin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:10:00 +0000

sure thing appreciate this, as I checked it and others to see the danger level when I went to Sendai in October. Most Japanese have no confidence in the information or disinformation they’ve been given. Eery place in the north with life appearing normal in Sendai, except for the constant ambulances and knowledge that down the road my family pass thousands of neighbors’ destroyed places every day.

By: jansob

jansob — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:09:00 +0000

Excellent report…a friend down here in southern Japan is part of the network, but fortunately we’ve had normal readings since the beginning. Now if only we could trust the food testing, what little there is of it. That’s something a LOT harder for amateurs to effectively do.

By: Hubris Sonic

Hubris Sonic — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:26:00 +0000

Designed and built at TokyoHackerSpace.org … Yeah Safecast guys!…