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CITY <br /> ShakeAlert License Agreement and Terms of Service <br /> YOU ARE ADVISED TO READ THIS AGREEMENT FULLY AND CAREFULLY AS IT CONTAINS <br /> OBLIGATIONS TO BE MET BY YOU AND ALSO INCLUDES A TRANSFER OF RIGHTS BACK TO USGS <br /> FOR FUTURE DEVELOPED TECHNOLOGY. <br /> This Agreement is entered into between the United States Geological Survey ("USGS"), a <br /> bureau of the Department of Interior, having offices at 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, <br /> Virginia 20192, and you (LICENSEE), This Agreement covers ShakeAlert products and services <br /> including the ShakeAlert server connections, data streams, the User Display application, other <br /> software, algorithms, associated media, printed materials, data, files and information and any <br /> online or electronic documentation (hereinafter "ShakeAlert Materials"). <br /> BACKGROUND. <br /> 1. The USGS is authorized to develop a system capable of sending earthquake warning <br /> notifications as established by the Disaster Relief Act (P.L. 93-288, popularly known as the <br /> Stafford Act) and the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program, as enacted by the <br /> Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7701 et seq. USGS, in partnership <br /> with the University of Washington, Caltech, UC Berkeley, and the University of Oregon is <br /> continuing to develop an Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system. USGS's specific research <br /> objective is to develop the capability of issuing an alert within seconds of detecting an <br /> earthquake, thereby providing warning before destructive shaking arrives. This alert is <br /> currently delivered through a prototype system encompassed by the ShakeAlert materials, <br /> provided under this license. <br /> 2. This agreement is entered into under the authority of the Federal Technology Transfer Act of <br /> 1986, codified in 15 USC 3710(a), as amended. The purpose of this agreement is to further <br /> the research and development of the ShakeAlert Materials through a "beta test" that will <br /> provide valuable feedback from each Licensee regarding the functionality of the ShakeAlert <br /> Materials. <br /> 3. The ShakeAlert Materials licensed under this agreement include real-time data streams that <br /> may include parameters derived from ground motion records, ground motion estimates, or <br /> earthquake source information including origin time, location, magnitude, and fault rupture <br /> description and duration. These information streams begin shortly after an earthquake starts <br /> and update as the earthquake develops. <br /> ShakeAlert License Agreement and Terms of Service Page 1 of 5 <br />