Service
Sentinel directly compares ground shaking against the NZ Building Code design demand of any individual structure – big or small, new or old, on any ground condition and of any importance level. We do this by generating, in real time, a ground response spectrum for every individual building covered by our service.
Our approach relates the shaking acceleration (its intensity) and its frequency (how rapid the shaking is), to how the structure is expected to behave. Sentinel’s Ground Response Spectrum is easily related to building design strength in ways other measurements cannot. This provides additional insight to the potential impacts of the shaking than can be achieved using measures such as Mercalli Scale, or peak ground acceleration (PGA) alone.
Unique services
Using a cloud-based subscription model, combined with our super-dense EQRNet sensor network, we deliver a unique, proprietary batch of services.
Response
Specifically designed to improve city-wide future response and resilience.
Services & Solutions
Sentinel is a subscription service model based on years of hard-won experience, delivering maximum benefits.