Earth and related environmental sciences, army, urban development, energy, industry

For many years in IGES NAS RA various types of seismic sensors have been developed, which were in great demand in former Soviet Union and were imported abroad in large quantities. Using modern information technology (IT) achievements and the telecommunication possibilities, as well as the scientific, technical, technological and professional potential of the Institute the sensors were improved and their parameters do not yield to international analogues and are in great demand both in Armenia and abroad. Due to innovative solutions the sensors are portable and double, triple time cheaper. Organization of mass production of sensors designed in IGES will enable to create regional seismic stations, operational mobile monitoring networks, anti-seismicprotection systems, safety systems that can be applied in different sectors of the economy, urban development, defense, emergency situations, environment, energy, etc.
The investment program is intended to perform in two stages: 

• Projection and implementation of Armenian trademark seismic sensors with optimized parameters (12 months)
• Organization of limited quantities production (6 months)

Salary - USD 37.800
Necessary components, acquisition of equipment, field testing, design - USD 8.000
Preparatory works for mini-production (acquiring appropriate equipment, making of test stands, job matching, the final design laboratory creation) – USD 60.000
Overhead expenses - USD 2.200
In total – USD 108.000

The application of produced seismic sensors does not require large financial investments and professional staff. Sensors will be relatively affordable from price point.

Jon Karapetyan, Director of A.Nazarov Institute of Geophysics and Engineering Seismology of NAS RA 
E-mail: jon_iges {[ at ]} mail.ru
Tel.: (+374 94) 798580