How to Build Earthquake Dashboards with Copilot
Build earthquake dashboards in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Seismic monitoring for developers.
Tool
Copilot delivers earthquake data in developer-friendly formats directly in your IDE -- GeoJSON feature collections for map applications, typed JSON for monitoring dashboards, and structured arrays for alert notification systems. Build seismic monitoring features, proximity-based alert triggers, and real-time data visualization components using actual USGS earthquake data, all from within your coding environment without switching to external data portals.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Earthquake Monitor tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Get recent earthquake data and generate a dashboard component"
- Copilot returns earthquake data and a starter component
- Ask: "Add magnitude-based color coding and auto-refresh every 5 minutes"
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Earthquake Monitor tool
Fetch recent earthquake data and generate a React dashboard component with a sortable table and map view.
Tips
- Use the structured data format to build type-safe dashboard components
- Implement WebSocket or polling for near-real-time updates
- Add severity-based filtering so users can focus on events above their threshold