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This document provides guidance for developing, implementing and maintaining seismometer systems as a part of the infrastructures for disaster risk reduction in smart communities. The seismometer systems in this document can be used for the observation of seismic activity such as earthquakes, microseismic motion and volcanic tremors especially in high seismic hazard areas.

This document shows examples of how different types of seismometers can fulfil the needs and expectations of users and help planners, developers, and community operators to effectively use seismometers and related data for disaster risk reduction.

This document excludes drop-ball type and pendulum type seismometers. The features of the seismometer systems in this document are not intended for the measurement of vibrations caused by landslides.

This document does not address how to design and develop seismometer systems (e.g. seismometers installed in railway systems).