Methods, systems, and media for managing wind speed data, seismic data and other natural phenomena data

1. A system for collecting and managing seismic data via an external communications network, the system comprising:

one or more seismic station, each respective seismic station being disposed at a respective seismic station location and including, respectively,

a seismic measurement apparatus disposed at the respective seismic station location and producing seismic signals indicative of seismic or acceleration conditions at the respective seismic station location;

a station processor disposed at the respective seismic station location and operatively connected to the seismic measuring apparatus for receiving the seismic signals and producing seismic data corresponding to the seismic signals;

a station memory disposed at the respective seismic station location and operatively connected to the station processor for storing the seismic data; and

a station computing device having a communication interface disposed at the respective seismic station location, the communication interface being operatively connected to the station processor to receive the seismic data therefrom, and being operatively connected to an external communications network to the transmit the seismic data to the external communications network;

one or more data server, each respective data server being disposed at a respective data server location and including, respectively,

a server computing device disposed at the respective data server location;

a server communication interface disposed at the respective data server location, the server communication interface being operatively connected to the external communications network to receive respective seismic data from the one or more seismic stations and operatively connected to the server computing device to provide the received respective seismic data to the server computing device; and

a server memory disposed at the respective data server location and operatively connected to the server computing device for storing the received respective seismic data; and

wherein the one or more data server can transmit the stored received respective seismic data to another location on the external communications network;

further comprising:

one or more certification server, each respective certification server being disposed at a respective certification server location and including, respectively,

a certification server computing device disposed at the respective certification server location; and

a certification server communication interface disposed at the respective certification server location, the certification server communication interface being operatively connected to the external communications network to receive respective seismic data from the one or more data servers and operatively connected to the certification server computing device to provide the received respective seismic data to the certification server computing device; and

wherein each of the one or more certification server can generate a respective data model, the respective data model comprising at least one of

a historical earthquake or seismic event model and

an earthquake or seismic event damage model;

wherein each of the one or more certification server can generate a respective certification report based on the received respective seismic data and the generated respective data models; and

wherein the one or more certification server can transmit the generated respective certification report to another location on the external communications network; and

further comprising:

one or more payout server, each respective payout server being disposed at a respective payout server location and including, respectively,

a payout server computing device disposed at the respective payout server location; and

a payout server communication interface disposed at the respective payout server location, the payout server communication interface being operatively connected to the external communications network to receive the respective certification reports from the one or more certification server and to provide the received respective certification reports to the payout server computing device; and

wherein each of the one or more payout server can determine if a received respective certification report satisfied the terms of a respective associated contract.

2. A system for collecting and managing seismic data via an external communications network in accordance with claim 1 , wherein

the one or more seismic station are further adapted to store a plurality of respective individual seismic data values in the respective station memory over a predetermined time period,

to convert the plurality of the respective individual seismic data values over the predetermined time period into a respective average seismic data value for the predetermined time period, and

to transmit the respective average seismic data value for the predetermined time period to the one or more data server over the external communications network.

3. A system for collecting and managing seismic data via an external communications network in accordance with claim 1 , wherein

the one or more seismic station are further adapted to store a plurality of respective individual seismic data values in the respective station memory over a predetermined time period,

to convert the plurality of the respective individual seismic data values over the predetermined time period into a respective maximum seismic data value for the predetermined time period, and

to transmit the respective maximum seismic data value for the predetermined time period to the one or more data server over the external communications network.

4. A system for collecting and managing seismic data via an external communications network in accordance with claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more payout server, upon determining that the received respective certification report satisfies the terms of the respective associated contract, triggers a respective payout in accordance with the respective associated contract at another location by communicating over the external communications network.

5. A method for collecting and managing seismic data, the method comprising:

measuring seismic or acceleration conditions at a one or more geographic location and producing respective seismic signals indicative of the respective measured seismic or acceleration conditions at each respective one or more geographic location, wherein the respective seismic signals are one of electric signals and electronic signals;

converting the respective seismic signals into respective seismic data at each respective one or more geographic location, wherein the respective seismic data is digital data;

storing the respective seismic data at each respective one or more geographic location, wherein the respective seismic data is stored in a digital data format;

transmitting the respective stored seismic data at each respective one or more geographic location as digital data onto an external communications network;

receiving, at one or more data server, the respective seismic data as digital data for the respective one or more geographic location from the external communications network;

storing the received respective seismic data for the respective one or more geographic location on the one or more data server;

determining, at the one or more data server, if the respective one or more seismic data for each of the respective one or more geographic location are to be sent for certification; and

when it is determined that the one or more respective seismic data for the respective one or more geographic location are to be sent for certification,

transmitting the respective one or more seismic data for the respective one or more geographic location as digital data onto an external communications network, and

receiving, at one or more certification server, the respective seismic data for the respective one or more geographic location as digital data from the external communications network;

further comprising:

generating, in response to receiving at the one or more certification server the respective seismic data for the respective one or more geographic location from the external communication network, at least one of

a historical earthquake or seismic event model and

a earthquake or seismic event damage model;

generating a certification report for the respective one or more geographic location based on both

the respective seismic data for the respective one or more geographic location and

the at least one of generated historical earthquake or seismic event model and earthquake or seismic event damage model; and

transmitting the certification report for the respective one or more geographic location as digital data onto the external communications network; and

further comprising:

determining, in response to receiving the certification report for the respective one or more geographic location from the external communications network, whether the terms of an associated contract are satisfied;

when it is determined in response to receiving the certification report that the terms of an associated contract are satisfied, triggering a payout in accordance with the associated contract by communicating digital data onto the external communications network.

6. A method for collecting and managing seismic data in accordance with claim 5 , further comprising:

storing a plurality of the respective seismic data values for a particular one of the one or more geographic location over a predetermined time period,

converting the stored plurality of the respective seismic data values for the particular one of the one or more geographic location over the predetermined time period into at least one of

an average seismic value for the predetermined time period at the particular one of the one or more geographic location, and

a maximum seismic value for the predetermined time period at the particular one of the one or more geographic location, and

determining, for the predetermined time period at the particular one of the one or more geographic location, if the respective average seismic value or maximum seismic value exceeds a predetermined threshold for the respective average seismic value or maximum seismic value, and

when it is determined that the respective average seismic value or maximum seismic value exceeded a predetermined threshold for the respective average seismic value or maximum seismic value, transmitting an alert signal as digital data to a user device using the external communications network.