KIGAM Quake: An open platform for seismological data and earthquake research information

Moon Gyo Lee, Youngchai Kim, Hyung Ik Cho, Han Saem Kim, Chang Guk Sun, Yun Jeong Seong, Il Young Che

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Abstract

The “Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral (KIGAM) Quake” is a web-based open platform developed for publicly serving seismological data from 61 stations operated by KIGAM in Korea. The service provides meta-information related to observatory sites, sensors, and recorders necessary for utilizing the seismological data, as well as mainly observed continuous and strong-motion waveforms. The data is available through both the web and International Federation of Digital Seismograph Networks (FDSN) web services (open API), a unified data-providing interface in seismology. The platform aims to strengthen its open nature by offering a signal processing function for strong ground motions that can be controlled by user requests. The processed results can be downloaded in ASCII format, designed to meet the increased demands and accessibility in the earthquake engineering field. The platform also offers earthquake research information produced by KIGAM, such as recent major earthquake source information and academic annual report of earthquakes. Additionally, a site flat file was constructed for the geotechnical characteristics of 61 KIGAM station (KGNET) sites based on direct investigations and estimations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)279-291
Number of pages13
JournalGeomechanics and Engineering
Volume37
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 May 2024

Keywords

  • earthquake research information
  • engineering strong-motion
  • FDSN web services
  • KIGAM Quake
  • seismological data
  • site flat file
  • web-based open platform

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