Updating the San Marino Scale
- Paper number
IAC-06-A4.1.01
- Author
Prof. H. Paul Shuch, SETI League, United States
- Coauthor
Prof. Ivan Almar, MANT- Hungarian Astronautical Society, Hungary
- Year
2006
- Abstract
The issue of transmitting deliberate messages from Earth into interstellar space remains controversial. At last year's International Astronautical Congress in Fukuoka, we introduced the San Marino Scale, a new analytical tool for assessing transmission risk. We engaged in a stimulating dialog at that Conference, and have received and analyzed feedback generated by our earlier paper. We are now in the process of updating and revising our proposed Scale for quantifying terrestrial transmissions. Our intent is to make it better reflect the detectability and potential impact of recent and proposed messages beamed from Earth (or even of a time capsule prepared as a message for future generations). We hope this revised San Marino Scale will prove a useful tool whereby both proponents of, and oponents to, active SETI will find common ground for their proposals and policy decisions.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
IAC-06-A4.1.01.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).
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