Earthquake Data in Engineering Seismology - Predictive Models, Data Management and Networks









Preface and Acknowledgements

Researchers and practitioners who make use of processed strong motion data have

access to a multitude of Internet resources. This is far removed from times when

such data was exchanged among users on magnetic tapes, and later, on CDs. Today,

researchers need instant access to waveforms that must have been processed in uniformly

verifiable ways for a wide variety of objectives. The products of this branch

of earthquake science must be searchable according to a multitude of different criteria

defined by user needs. The increased utilization of strong motion data has

made dialogue among network operators, data providers and the user community

to become more important than ever. It is clear that uniformly processed waveform

recordings that have been archived consistently would increase the confidence

of users and encourage a broader exchange of strong-motion data for purposes of

seismic safety in countries that live under the earthquake peril.





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