Raspberry Shake
{{Short description|Personal seismometer}}
{{Orphan|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Raspberry Shake S.A.
| logo = Raspberry Shake Logo.svg
| logo_size = 300px
| logo_alt = Raspberry Shake Logo
| logo_caption = Raspberry Shake Logo
| image = Raspberry Shake 1D.png
| image_size = 350px
| image_alt = Vertical Motion Seismograph
| image_caption = Raspberry Shake 1D - Vertical Motion Seismograph
| industry = Electronics Industry
| founded = {{start date and age|2016}} in Chiriquí, Panama
| founder = Branden Christensen
| hq_location_country = Panamá
| production_year = 6
| num_employees = 20
| website = {{URL|https://raspberryshake.org/}}
}}
Raspberry Shake is a Panama-based company that designs and manufactures personal seismic and infrasonic sensors, utilizing Raspberry Pi hardware.
History
Raspberry Shake was developed in the Chiriquí province under the Western Seismic Observatory of Panama{{Cite web |last=Novoa |first=Melissa |date=December 16, 2017 |title=The story of the Panamanian creator of the personal seismic sensor |url=https://elcapitalfinanciero.com/la-historia-del-panameno-creador-del-sensor-sismico-personal/ |access-date=8 September 2023 |website=El Capital Financiero}}{{Cite web |last=Ribier |first=Gisela |date=2017-03-23 |title=OSOP, S.A. gana el Premio Nacional a la Innovación Empresarial 2017 - Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación |url=https://www.senacyt.gob.pa/osop-s-a-gana-el-premio-nacional-a-la-innovacion-empresarial-2017/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |language=es-ES}} which creates hardware and software for tectonic phenomena measurement.{{Cite web |title=Characterization of Seismicity at Volcán Barú, Panama: May 2013 Through April 2014 - Authorea |url=https://www.authorea.com/users/77845/articles/134330-characterization-of-seismicity-at-volc%C3%A1n-bar%C3%BA-panama-may-2013-through-april-2014/_show_article |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=www.authorea.com}}
While the origins of Raspberry Shake can be traced back to Western Seismic Observatory of Panama, it evolved into an independent company in 2020 when the trademark was registered.{{Cite web |title=Raspberry Shake, S.A. Trademarks & Logos |url=https://uspto.report/company/Raspberry-Shake-S-A |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=uspto.report}}
In the years 2015 and 2016, Raspberry Shake began its initial forays into the development of seismic detection software and hardware with the creation of Raspberry Shake 1D. By the end of 2017, hardware and software improvements were added, resulting in the Raspberry Shake 3D Sensor, which brought the capability to capture waves vertically and horizontally. Through continuous development, the Raspberry Shake 4D sensor was launched in July 2017, featuring integrated accelerometers directly on the board.
In early 2018, the Raspberry Boom{{Cite web |last=Money |first=Jack |title=Raspberry Shake developer is about to deploy a new version capable of monitoring sounds we can't hear |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/business/columns/2018/03/13/raspberry-shake-developer-is-about-to-deploy-a-new-version-capable-of-monitoring-sounds-we-cant-hear/60537749007/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2018-03-22 |title=Raspberry Boom! More citizen science now on Kickstarter |url=https://magpi.raspberrypi.com/articles/raspberry-boom-kickstarter |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The MagPi magazine |language=en}} sensor focused on infrasonic detection was developed; that same year, technologies were combined with those of the Raspberry Shake 1D sensor to launch the Raspberry Shake & Boom, opening up possibilities for seismic and infrasonic detection in a single device.
Technology
The Raspberry Shake is a device that pairs with the Raspberry Pi to function as a personal seismograph.{{cite news |last1=Morley |first1=Madeleine |title='The Unheard Symphony of the Planet' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/arts/seismology-raspberry-shake-earth.html |access-date=23 January 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=3 January 2023}} It incorporates a geophone which converts ground movements into electrical signals. An additional board amplifies and digitizes this signal, which is then processed by the Raspberry Pi.{{cite news |last1=Tripathy-Land |first1=Alka |title=As the world quieted down in 2020, Raspberry Shakes listened |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/12/as-the-world-quieted-down-in-2020-raspberry-shakes-listened/ |access-date=23 January 2024 |publisher=Ars Technica |date=17 December 2020}}
The Raspberry Shake utilizes software similar to that used by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). As technology, particularly mini-computers like the Raspberry Pi, has evolved, the company introduced additional devices, including the sensor "Raspberry Shake 1D" with different detection capabilities.{{Cite web |last=Upton |first=Liz |date=2016-08-17 |title=Raspberry Shake - your personal seismograph |url=https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-shake-personal-seismograph/ |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Raspberry Pi |language=en-GB}}[https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/13/4787 Performance and Reliability of Raspberry Shake 4D]. Sensors Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2023.