Strong Motion
Data Acquisition
Automatic Waveform Acquisition & Processing
In addition, most major seismic equipment manufacturers offer proprietary software packages. It is important to note that manufacturer-specific software may be compatible only with equipment produced by that manufacturer; users should consult the manufacturer’s website for detailed compatibility information.
Depending on project needs, a centralized software platform may be used to acquire and process data from multiple types of seismic equipment. Earthworm and SeisComP are the two most widely used open-source software platforms, while Antelope is a commonly used commercial solution.
Earthworm is a free, open-source, modular, and extensible waveform and automatic earthquake processing software package written primarily in the C language. Originally developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Earthworm has been an open-source project since 1993, with contributors from all over the world.
SeisComP is seismological software for data acquisition, processing, distribution and interactive analysis that has been developed by the GEOFON Program at Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences and gempa GmbH.
The Antelope mission-critical data acquisition and processing software is used by the 10 largest seismic networks in the world (outside of Japan), being 100% commercially owned and supported by BRTT, Inc., a Kinemetrics strategic partner.
