OpenQuake is an open source software application written in Python that allows users to compute seismic hazard, seismic risk (exposure/vulnerability) and socio-economic impact of earthquakes. The OpenQuake project is a unique collaboration between scientists, practitioners and developers.
Development in the open, together with the community
OpenQuake has a time-based release schedule, which means that at the end of each development cycle (which lasts about a month) a new version of OpenQuake will be released.
The science behind earthquake risk calculations
The envisaged features of the OpenQuake calculation engine for seismic hazard and seismic risk, is explained in detail in the Features subpage. The OpenQuake Book and Users Manual provide practical insight into the science.
OpenQuake, GEM and the disaster risk management community
The OpenQuake project is part of a larger infrastructure, which includes other (independent) FLOSS projects and data-collaborations, with the final goal of creating a web-based platform for the assessment of seismic risk worldwide (OpenGEM), based on state-of-the-art models and standards and can be accessed by users through a variety of tools. Information on the Global Earthquake Model effort of which OpenQuake and OpenGEM are key ingredients, plus an image of the IT infrastructure can be found in the subpage GEM Effort.
Contact
If you would like to get in touch with us, please send an email to info@openquake.org.