3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
[S06-P-03] The CTBTO Link to the ISC Database
The "link to the International Seismological Centre (ISC) database" is a database visualisation web interface, specifically designed and implemented to fulfil the needs of the monitoring community. It provides both PTS and National Data Centres with dedicated access to seismological datasets maintained by ISC, notably, the ISC/ISS bulletins of natural seismicity of the Earth, mining induced events as well as nuclear and chemical explosions; the ISC-EHB bulletin and the IASPEI Reference Event list (GT). Special access to the datasets is provided by four basic categories: the Area based spatio-temporal search (based on ISC Bulletin), the REB based spatio-temporal search (based on specific REB events), the GT event based search and the IMS station based search (historical reporting patterns of stations close to IMS sites). Via the dedicated searches the user can submit queries to the ISC database, create various maps and plots, download the data, carry out comparisons of the parametric data, and relocate REB and GT events on the fly. The ISC is committed to maintain and further develop the link's capabilities as it is extensively used by the NDCs and PTS and is proved to be a useful tool during both the NDC Preparedness Exercise and the OSI Integrated Field Exercise.