SEED-vault Documentation

Welcome to the SEED-vault documentation. SEED-vault is a cross-platform GUI utility for searching, viewing, and downloading seismic data from FDSN servers.

Seed Vault is a seismology GUI application that is:

• Open Source, built to service the FDSN community

• Able to access every kind of seismic data

• Designed for expert and novice alike

Features

• Download & view earthquake arrival data via a station-to-event or an event-to-station search

• Quickly download and archive bulk continuous data, saving your progress along the way

• View and plot event arrivals

• A CLI scripting tool to automate common jobs

• Search, export or import earthquake event catalogs and station metadata

• Download restricted/embargoed data by storing auth passwords in local config

• Add and connect to custom FDSN servers

• Saves all downloaded data as miniseed in a local SDS database to speed up future retrievals

• Local database editor

• Load and save search parameters and configuration

• Can run as a command line application or an unsecured local website

Platforms

Runs on:

• Linux

• Windows

• MacOS

Note

This project is sponsored by AuScope: We provide research tools, data, analytics and support to Australia’s geoscience community. https://www.auscope.org.au/

AuScope is an NCRIS-funded organisation

Contents:

• Introduction
• Getting Started
  • Requirements
  • Installation
  • Starting the Application
  • Getting to the Opening Page
  • i. Event Based Workflow
  • ii. Station Based
  • iii. Continuous Downloads
• Seed Vault App
  • Main Flows
  • Run from Parameters
  • Database Explorer
  • App Settings
• CLI Commands
  • Run the Web Server
  • Run from a Configuration File
  • Sync Local Database
• API Reference
  • seed_vault package
  • FDSN Resources

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page