[webservices] units in quakeml/event ws

[Joachim Saul]

Philip Crotwell [13.03.2013 19:41]:
> The quakeml spec (1.2) says that this depth field in an origin is in meters.

Yes. It has been in meters since QuakeML version 1.1 released in 2008.

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> But when I query the event ws, the values that come back look like they are
> in kilometers, ie 33 instead of 33000 like in this:

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> Is this a bug, or is the iris ws just choosing to not follow the spec?

If it is supposed to be QuakeML 1.1 or newer, then returning a depth in km is a bug.

Regards
Joachim