Thread: List of IRIS networks

Started: 2016-04-08 21:58:02
Last activity: 2016-04-11 22:05:01
Topics: Web Services
Javier Quinteros
2016-04-08 21:58:02
Hi.
Is there a preferred way to get a list if networks, for which IRIS is
the "authoritative" data center? If I try with the Station-WS I get many
networks that do *not* belong to IRIS. Even with "matchtimeseries".

Thanks in advance.

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  • Robert Casey
    2016-04-08 15:27:21

    Hi Javier-

    Give the new FDSN fedcatalog service a try. By default, it removes overlaps of the same station data between data centers, displaying the primary provider for each. This can be adjusted with the includeoverlaps option. Since it defaults to false, this example shows just the primary stations.

    http://service.iris.edu/irisws/fedcatalog/1/query?net=GE&cha=BHZ&start=2008-09-01&end=2009-01-01

    The output from this service can be sent by POST to each data center providing fdsn/station and fdsn/dataselect services to access data conveniently.

    If you add a '&format=text' term, you can get more detailed metadata about each station.

    Since you asked about getting a list of networks, that may blur the lines a bit if IRIS has some stations it is considered primary for but (as shown with GE 2008-2009) a majority of the stations are primary with GFZ. I don't think there is an abbreviated representation of just network codes as a result, but you could do some parsing to break down the network codes if that's what you are after.

    More documentation can be found here: http://service.iris.edu/irisws/fedcatalog/1/

    -Rob


    On Apr 8, 2016, at 6:00 AM, javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de wrote:

    Hi.
    Is there a preferred way to get a list if networks, for which IRIS is
    the "authoritative" data center? If I try with the Station-WS I get many
    networks that do *not* belong to IRIS. Even with "matchtimeseries".

    Thanks in advance.

    --
    Javier Quinteros
    -------------------------------------------
    2.4/Seismologie
    Tel.: +49 (0)331/288-1931
    Fax: +49 (0)331/288-1277
    Email: javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de
    ___________________________________

    Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam
    Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
    Stiftung des öff. Rechts Land Brandenburg
    Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam


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    • Javier Quinteros
      2016-04-11 20:42:58
      Dear Rob,

      thanks for your answer. The problem is that the fedcatalog will give me
      exactly the wrong answer. If I ask for GE, everyone knows that this is
      archived at GEOFON(GFZ) and not somewhere else. It's good or could be
      useful to have an idea of other replicas, but for me it's mandatory to
      know who has the "main/original" copy.

      In any case, I appreciate a lot your suggestion.

      Thanks!

      Javier

      On 08.04.2016 17:28, Rob Casey wrote:

      Hi Javier-

      Give the new FDSN fedcatalog service a try. By default, it removes
      overlaps of the same station data between data centers, displaying the
      primary provider for each. This can be adjusted with the
      includeoverlaps option. Since it defaults to false, this example shows
      just the primary stations.

      http://service.iris.edu/irisws/fedcatalog/1/query?net=GE&cha=BHZ&start=2008-09-01&end=2009-01-01

      The output from this service can be sent by POST to each data center
      providing fdsn/station and fdsn/dataselect services to access data
      conveniently.

      If you add a '&format=text' term, you can get more detailed metadata
      about each station.

      Since you asked about getting a list of networks, that may blur the
      lines a bit if IRIS has some stations it is considered primary for but
      (as shown with GE 2008-2009) a majority of the stations are primary with
      GFZ. I don't think there is an abbreviated representation of just
      network codes as a result, but you could do some parsing to break down
      the network codes if that's what you are after.

      More documentation can be found here:
      http://service.iris.edu/irisws/fedcatalog/1/

      -Rob


      On Apr 8, 2016, at 6:00 AM, javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de
      <javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de> wrote:

      Hi.
      Is there a preferred way to get a list if networks, for which IRIS is
      the "authoritative" data center? If I try with the Station-WS I get many
      networks that do *not* belong to IRIS. Even with "matchtimeseries".

      Thanks in advance.

      --
      Javier Quinteros
      -------------------------------------------
      2.4/Seismologie
      Tel.: +49 (0)331/288-1931
      Fax: +49 (0)331/288-1277
      Email: javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de <javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de>
      ___________________________________

      Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam
      Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
      Stiftung des öff. Rechts Land Brandenburg
      Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam


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      Javier Quinteros
      -------------------------------------------
      2.4/Seismologie
      Tel.: +49 (0)331/288-1931
      Fax: +49 (0)331/288-1277
      Email: javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de
      ___________________________________

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      Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
      Stiftung des öff. Rechts Land Brandenburg
      Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam


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      • Javier Quinteros
        2016-04-11 22:05:01
        Dear Rob,

        I think I was not so clear in my answer and I don't want to be
        misunderstood. :-(

        The fedcatalog provides valuable and detailed information about replicas
        of the waveforms at the *channel* level, but it's not exactly what I was
        looking for.

        I'm interested in finding the authoritative datacenter for a particular
        network, what is conceptually different from location of replicas for
        particular channels. It's only in that context that I meant the answer
        from the fedcatalog would be wrong for my purpose.

        And of course, the idea is to know if there is an *automatic* way to
        discover what I need. Something that does not need the interaction from
        a human.

        I hope I could clarified this now.

        Again, thanks a lot for your answer!

        Javier

        On 11.04.2016 13:45, javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de wrote:
        Dear Rob,

        thanks for your answer. The problem is that the fedcatalog will give me
        exactly the wrong answer. If I ask for GE, everyone knows that this is
        archived at GEOFON(GFZ) and not somewhere else. It's good or could be
        useful to have an idea of other replicas, but for me it's mandatory to
        know who has the "main/original" copy.

        In any case, I appreciate a lot your suggestion.

        Thanks!

        Javier

        On 08.04.2016 17:28, Rob Casey wrote:

        Hi Javier-

        Give the new FDSN fedcatalog service a try. By default, it removes
        overlaps of the same station data between data centers, displaying the
        primary provider for each. This can be adjusted with the
        includeoverlaps option. Since it defaults to false, this example shows
        just the primary stations.

        http://service.iris.edu/irisws/fedcatalog/1/query?net=GE&cha=BHZ&start=2008-09-01&end=2009-01-01

        The output from this service can be sent by POST to each data center
        providing fdsn/station and fdsn/dataselect services to access data
        conveniently.

        If you add a '&format=text' term, you can get more detailed metadata
        about each station.

        Since you asked about getting a list of networks, that may blur the
        lines a bit if IRIS has some stations it is considered primary for but
        (as shown with GE 2008-2009) a majority of the stations are primary with
        GFZ. I don't think there is an abbreviated representation of just
        network codes as a result, but you could do some parsing to break down
        the network codes if that's what you are after.

        More documentation can be found here:
        http://service.iris.edu/irisws/fedcatalog/1/

        -Rob


        On Apr 8, 2016, at 6:00 AM, javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de
        <javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de> wrote:

        Hi.
        Is there a preferred way to get a list if networks, for which IRIS is
        the "authoritative" data center? If I try with the Station-WS I get many
        networks that do *not* belong to IRIS. Even with "matchtimeseries".

        Thanks in advance.

        --
        Javier Quinteros
        -------------------------------------------
        2.4/Seismologie
        Tel.: +49 (0)331/288-1931
        Fax: +49 (0)331/288-1277
        Email: javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de <javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de>
        ___________________________________

        Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam
        Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
        Stiftung des öff. Rechts Land Brandenburg
        Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam


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        Javier Quinteros
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        Tel.: +49 (0)331/288-1931
        Fax: +49 (0)331/288-1277
        Email: javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de
        ___________________________________

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        • Tim Ahern
          2016-04-11 14:53:19
          Hello Javier, the concept of primary or authoritative data center is still something the FDSN is discussing. In fact the meeting at EGU will be taking the first step in this direction.

          Right now what IRIS has done is come up with a concept of federation from an IRIS perspective, what is needed is the concept from the FDSN which does not yet exist.
          Note that we call this the IRIS federated catalogue not the FDSN catalogue…. for that reason

          Cheers

          Tim Ahern

          Director of Data Services
          IRIS

          IRIS DMC
          1408 NE 45th Street #201
          Seattle, WA 98105

          (206)547-0393 x118
          (206) 547-1093 FAX




          On Apr 11, 2016, at 6:08 AM, javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de wrote:

          Dear Rob,

          I think I was not so clear in my answer and I don't want to be
          misunderstood. :-(

          The fedcatalog provides valuable and detailed information about replicas
          of the waveforms at the *channel* level, but it's not exactly what I was
          looking for.

          I'm interested in finding the authoritative datacenter for a particular
          network, what is conceptually different from location of replicas for
          particular channels. It's only in that context that I meant the answer
          from the fedcatalog would be wrong for my purpose.

          And of course, the idea is to know if there is an *automatic* way to
          discover what I need. Something that does not need the interaction from
          a human.

          I hope I could clarified this now.

          Again, thanks a lot for your answer!

          Javier

          On 11.04.2016 13:45, javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de wrote:
          Dear Rob,

          thanks for your answer. The problem is that the fedcatalog will give me
          exactly the wrong answer. If I ask for GE, everyone knows that this is
          archived at GEOFON(GFZ) and not somewhere else. It's good or could be
          useful to have an idea of other replicas, but for me it's mandatory to
          know who has the "main/original" copy.

          In any case, I appreciate a lot your suggestion.

          Thanks!

          Javier

          On 08.04.2016 17:28, Rob Casey wrote:

          Hi Javier-

          Give the new FDSN fedcatalog service a try. By default, it removes
          overlaps of the same station data between data centers, displaying the
          primary provider for each. This can be adjusted with the
          includeoverlaps option. Since it defaults to false, this example shows
          just the primary stations.

          http://service.iris.edu/irisws/fedcatalog/1/query?net=GE&cha=BHZ&start=2008-09-01&end=2009-01-01

          The output from this service can be sent by POST to each data center
          providing fdsn/station and fdsn/dataselect services to access data
          conveniently.

          If you add a '&format=text' term, you can get more detailed metadata
          about each station.

          Since you asked about getting a list of networks, that may blur the
          lines a bit if IRIS has some stations it is considered primary for but
          (as shown with GE 2008-2009) a majority of the stations are primary with
          GFZ. I don't think there is an abbreviated representation of just
          network codes as a result, but you could do some parsing to break down
          the network codes if that's what you are after.

          More documentation can be found here:
          http://service.iris.edu/irisws/fedcatalog/1/

          -Rob


          On Apr 8, 2016, at 6:00 AM, javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de
          <javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de> wrote:

          Hi.
          Is there a preferred way to get a list if networks, for which IRIS is
          the "authoritative" data center? If I try with the Station-WS I get many
          networks that do *not* belong to IRIS. Even with "matchtimeseries".

          Thanks in advance.

          --
          Javier Quinteros
          -------------------------------------------
          2.4/Seismologie
          Tel.: +49 (0)331/288-1931
          Fax: +49 (0)331/288-1277
          Email: javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de <javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de>
          ___________________________________

          Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam
          Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
          Stiftung des öff. Rechts Land Brandenburg
          Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam


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          Tel.: +49 (0)331/288-1931
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          Email: javier<at>gfz-potsdam.de
          ___________________________________

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