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Access to Seismic Waveform Data, Services and Products in the Euro-Mediterranean Region and Beyond: Status and Outlook of Orfeus Coordinated Programs

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ORFEUS (Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology, http://orfeus-eu.org) is a non-profit foundation that harmonizes the collection, archival and distribution of seismic waveform (meta)data, services and products targeted to a broad community of seismological data users, on behalf of more than 60 participating seismological Institutions (https://orfeus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/governance.html) representing the community of Euro-Mediterranean seismic networks and monitoring agencies. ORFEUS is one of the founding members of EPOS Seismology (www.epos-eu.org/tcs/seismology) and a fundamental partner of EC-funded projects (http://orfeus-eu.org/organization/projects/). ORFEUS services are largely integrated in the EPOS Data Access Portal (www.ics-c.epos-eu.org). ORFEUS comprises: (i) the European Integrated waveform Data Archive (EIDA; orfeus-eu.org/data/eida); (ii) the European Strong-Motion databases (orfeus-eu.org/data/strong); and iii) the European mobile intrument pools (orfeus-eu.org/data/mobile). Products and services for computational seismology are also considered for integration in the ORFEUS domain. Currently, ORFEUS services provide access to the waveforms acquired by ~24,000 stations, including dense temporary experiments, with strong emphasis on open, high-quality data. Access to data and products is ensured through state-of-the-art information and communication technologies, with strong emphasis on federated web services, clear policies and licenses, and acknowledging the crucial role played by data providers. Significant efforts are underway, by ORFEUS participating institutions, to enhance the existing services to tackle the challenges posed Big Data, and to actively encourage interoperability and integration of multidisciplinary datasets in seismological and Earth Science workflows. ORFEUS and its Participants actively collaborate with global and regional initiatives with similar scope like the FDSN and EarthScope. ORFEUS also implements Community services that include software and travel grants, webinars, workshops and editorial initiatives.

Session: Network Seismology: Recent Developments, Challenges and Lessons Learned [Poster Session]

Type: Poster

Date: 5/1/2024

Presentation Time: 08:00 AM (local time)

Presenting Author: Carlo

Student Presenter: No

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