Introduction

GEOFON operates a global broadband seismic network jointly with many partner institutions with focus on EuroMed and Indian Ocean regions. As of 2016, the network consists presently of 78 high quality stations. Most data is acquired in real-time.

GEOFON also operates a comprehensive data archive for GFZ and partner networks as well as for temporary deployments. Most data is open for public access, including real-time data feeds, if available.

GEOFON operates a global earthquake monitoring system using data from GEOFON and partner networks. It publishes most timely earthquake information, first as automatic solutions, many of which are manually revised later.

About this guide

This guide is intended to help you get started with SeisComP for acquiring data, and configuring processing; exchanging data and metadata; and using playbacks to test your SeisComP system configuration. At the back are some exercises to test your understanding, and links to further resources.

The guide was prepared through the joint effort of the GEOFON team, including Javier Quinteros, Angelo Strollo, Peter Evans, and others.