About Our Client

Over the years the United Arab Emirates has witnessed almost unsurpassed development and prosperity. The Abu Dhabi City Municipality’s priority is to create an ideal living environment for city residents, with unmatched quality of life and modern amenities. The Abu Dhabi City Municipality is a founding member of the General Secretariat of UAE Municipalities, a member of the Arab Towns Organization, and the Organization of Islamic Cities.

Project Objective

Develop a state-of-the-art system that assesses, monitors, and mitigates the seismic hazard and risk of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

The same Aspen technology implemented in the USArray/TA project delivered 99.8% data return over ~1,800 installations in more than ten years of operation.

After ten years of successful operation in the continental USA, the current USArray/TA phase comprises of 280 stations operating in Alaska, in a harsh environment like never before, where will stay operational until 2021 when removal will begin. By the end of this U.S. National Science Foundation USArray/TA sponsored project, a large number of Aspen stations will be transferred to the Alaska Regional network, operated by the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

Project Achievement

Provided a Real‐Time Seismic Monitoring and Management Center that is shared by five government entities namely the Abu Dhabi City Municipality, Western Region Municipality, Al Ain City Municipality, General HQ of Abu Dhabi Police, and the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology.