The DMS Newsletter is a quarterly online publication that focuses on the data and services available through the Data Management Center in Seattle. Each newsletter highlights new and existing data access tools, data types, projects and features of the IRIS Data Management System.

Total number of newsletters 46. You can also search for articles based on how they have been tagged or view articles from each section.

Winter 2012 – Volume 14 , Number 3

• Feature Article – SeisCode: a seismological software repository
• Program Spotlight – New DMC Primary Archive Disk Replacement
• Program Spotlight – Global ShakeMovie synthetic seismograms available at the DMC
• Software – Portable Data Collection Center v3.9 – Same But Different
• Products – Effects of Hurricane Sandy visualized across the USArray
• Staff Highlight – Celso Reyes - Quality Assurance Engineer
• Staff Highlight – Sue Schoch - Senior Software Engineer - Retires
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Fall 2012 – Volume 14 , Number 2

• Feature Article – Leaner, Greener Data Management at IRIS DMC
• Program Spotlight – SPUD 2.0
• Program Spotlight – Web Services Get a Tuneup in 2012
• Software – JEvalResp and JPlotResp Now Use IRIS Web Services
• Software – PQLX 2011.365 Goes Open Source
• Software – JWEED 4.0 Released
• Staff Highlight – Rob Newman - Information Services Coordinator/Webmaster
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Spring 2012 – Volume 14 , Number 1

• Feature Article – The Relevance of Seismic Fields for Gravitational-Wave Detection
• Program Spotlight – Share and Preview Earth Models Using the EMC
• Program Spotlight – Direct Data Access from within MATLAB®
• Software – SAC v101.5c
• Software – JEvalResp and JPlotResp v1.7
• Software – PDCC 3.8
• Software – rdseed 5.2
• Software – PQLX v2011.365
• Staff Highlight – Adam Clark - Web Applications Developer
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Summer 2011 – Volume 13 , Number 2

• Feature Article – The IRIS DMC Knowledge Base: Finding answers fast
• Program Spotlight – IRIS Help Center: Providing answers to Frequently Asked Questions
• Workshops – IRIS Metadata Workshop
• Workshops – Advanced Studies Institute on Earthquake Location
• Web Update – New IRIS Mousepad
• Software – VASE 2.9
• Software – rdseed 5.1
• Staff Highlight – Ashley Spencer - Data Control Technician
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Spring 2011 – Volume 13 , Number 1

• Feature Article – DMS Data Products for the Tohoku, Japan Earthquake
• Program Spotlight – Preliminary research results for the M9.0 Tohoku, Japan earthquake
• Statistics – IRIS Web Statistics for the M9.0 Tohoku, Japan earthquake
• Program Spotlight – December 2010 DMC Computer Center Remodel
• New Data – Historical Seismograms Online
• Web Update – Data Access Navigator
• Staff Highlight – Yazan Suleiman - Software Engineer
• Staff Highlight – Rick Braman retires from the IRIS DMC
• Data Access – Station Web Service
• Data Access – Cayman Islands Network
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Winter 2010 – Volume 12 , Number 3

• Feature Article – IRIS DMS Conducts its 5th Metadata Workshop in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
• Program Spotlight – Web Services at the DMC
• Data Access – M Quality Data
• Software – VASE 2.9 - Coming soon
• Staff Highlight – Inge Watson - Senior Systems Administrator
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Fall 2010 – Volume 12 , Number 2

• Feature Article – EarthScope Automated Receiver Survey (EARS) at the IRIS DMC
• Program Spotlight – PDCC 3.7
• Node Focus – IRIS DMC Tools Survey Results
• Software – rdseed 5.0
• Software – SAC v101.4 Release
• Software – JEvalResp and JPlotResp v1.6
• Software – SAC Manual - New Version
• Staff Highlight – Alex Hutko - Product Specialist
• Data Access – Virtual Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Spring/Summer 2010 – Volume 12 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Seismic Data Quality Control Workshop Results
• Feature Earthquake – January 2010 M7.0 Haiti Quake
• Feature Earthquake – February 2010 M8.8 Chile Quake
• Program Spotlight – SAC Software Statistics
• Workshops – IRIS Hosts 2010 PQLX Workshop
• Workshops – IRIS DMS Plans 2010 Metadata Workshop in Brazil
• Web Update – Data Product Suggestion Form
• Software – JWEED 3.2 Released
• Software – SeisMac 3.0
• Software – evalresp 3.3.2
• Staff Highlight – IRIS DMC Staff Photo
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Winter 2009 – Volume 11 , Number 4

• Feature Article – IRIS DMS Conducts Metadata Workshop in Cairo, Egypt
• Program Spotlight – The IRIS DMC Nominal Response Library
• Program Spotlight – PDCC 3.6
• Web Update – URL Shortcuts
• Software – JWEED 3.13 Released
• Products – USArray Ground Motion Visualization
• Staff Highlight – Manochehr Bahavar - Product Specialist
• Data Access – Cascadia Facility Enhancement Initiative
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Fall 2009 – Volume 11 , Number 3

• Feature Article – A 3D Broadband Seismic Array at LSBB
• Program Spotlight – Batch Requesting Data from the DMC
• Program Spotlight – Teachable Moments
• Software – evalresp 3.3.0
• Data Access – Data Access Chart Updated
• Education and Public Outreach – DMS short course at AGU
• Staff Highlight – Rich Karstens - Software Engineer
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Summer 2009 – Volume 11 , Number 2

• Feature Article – Server Hardware Transitions at the IRIS DMC
• Program Spotlight – SPADE 1.1 release
• Program Spotlight – New Channel Response Tool
• Software – evalresp 3.3.0
• Software – SAC v101.3
• Software – Uptime Report Tool
• Staff Highlight – Sue Schoch - Senior Software Engineer
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

Spring 2009 – Volume 11 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Quality Control Efforts on USArray Data at the IRIS DMC
• Program Spotlight – IRIS DMC Waveform Plotting Workflow
• Program Spotlight – Mt. Redoubt Eruption - March 2009
• Staff Highlight – Nichole King - Software Engineer
• Software – rdseed 4.8 released
• Software – Jrdseed - works with Windows
• Software – irisdmc-help Mailing List Created for Users of the IRIS DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

September 2008 – Volume 10 , Number 3

• Feature Article – PQLX - A Software Tool to Evaluate Seismic Station Performance
• Program Spotlight – Collaboration with, and new data from, LGIT - France
• Software – SAC v101.2 Release
• Software – VASE v2.8 Released
• Software – FetchResp v1.1 Released
• Program Spotlight – SAC Patches
• Education and Public Outreach – DMS One-Pagers
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC
• Staff Highlight – Juan Jose Rodriguez Peralta - Junior Software Engineer

June 2008 – Volume 10 , Number 2

• Feature Article – New IRIS Website
• Program Spotlight – Web Utilities
• Software – IRIS Software
• Software – JWEED 3.1 Released
• Software – SAC Software
• Staff Highlight – IRIS Staff Directory
• Data Access – Netherlands Antilles Seismic Network
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

March 2008 – Volume 10 , Number 1

• Feature Article – New IRIS Website in Development
• Project Focus – JWEED 3.1 Released
• Program Spotlight – EarthScope Portal Reaches Alpha
• Staff Highlight – Joanna Muench - Software Engineer: Leaving the DMC
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

December 2007 – Volume 9 , Number 4

• Feature Article – IRIS DMS Conducts Metadata Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Project Focus – JWEED 3.0
• Program Spotlight – DHI Clients
• Staff Highlight – Chad Trabant - USArray Lead Data Control Analyst
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

September 2007 – Volume 9 , Number 3

• Feature Article – Coordinate Acquisition Tool (CAT) Integrated into SeismiQuery
• Program Spotlight – IRIS Request Methods and Data Repositories
• Software – IRIS DMS Mapping Tools
• Staff Highlight – Un Joe - Data Control Technician
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

June 2007 – Volume 9 , Number 2

• Feature Article – IRIS Earthquake Browser
• Program Spotlight – IRIS DMC Offsite Backup and Restore Facility Reaches a Milestone
• Software – VASE v2.7 Released
• Staff Highlight – Gale Eschete - Office Manager
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

March 2007 – Volume 9 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Searchable Product Archive and Discovery Engine Now Available
• Program Spotlight – IRIS Software Tutorials
• Software – SAC v101.0 Release
• Staff Highlight – Matthew Canfield - Data Control Technician
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

December 2006 – Volume 8 , Number 4

• Feature Article – GeoWS Client Project Results
• Program Spotlight – Virtual Networks at the IRIS DMC
• Software – Quack Report Maker
• Software – FetchResp - DHI Utility Released
• Staff Highlight – Gillian Sharer - USArray Data Control Analyst
• Data Access – IRIS DMC Data Access Tools
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

September 2006 – Volume 8 , Number 3

• Feature Article – New Web Interfaces: the Metadata Aggregator (MDA) and Google Map Service
• Program Spotlight – GeoWS: A Partnership for Interoperable Data Exchange
• Software – Jrdseed: rdseed Ported to Java
• Staff Highlight – MaryAnn Wood - Data Control Technician
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

June 2006 – Volume 8 , Number 2

• Feature Article – Portable Data Collection Centers
• Program Spotlight – PBO and SAFOD Seismic Data
• Software – VASE v2.6.3 Released
• Software – JWEED 2.9.8 Released
• Staff Highlight – Thani Rojanaparpai - Data Control Technician
• Data Access – Accessing EarthScope Data
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

March 2006 – Volume 8 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Exploring IRIS Data and Data Quality with QUACK
• Program Spotlight – Searchable Product Archive and Distribution Engine (SPADE)
• Software – SEED Manual 2006 Edition Released
• Staff Highlight – Anh Ngo - Operations Programmer
• Data Access – Supergravimeter data now archiving at IRIS
• Software – data-issues mailing list replaces the data-problems listserv
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

December 2005 – Volume 7 , Number 4

• Feature Article – IRIS Mailing Lists: Communicating with the Seismology Community
• Program Spotlight – SAC Data Handling Interface
• Software – PQL II Released
• Software – VASE v2.6.2 Released
• Staff Highlight – Chris Loos - IRIS HQ Information Technology Coordinator
• Data Access – New hardware additions to the IRIS Data Management Center: Isilon NAS
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

September 2005 – Volume 7 , Number 3

• Feature Article – Monitoring Cape Girardeau (MO) Bridge
• Program Spotlight – USArray at the IRIS DMC
• Program Spotlight – Plate Boundary Observatory
• Software – SOSA 1.1 Released
• Staff Highlight – Rob Casey - Director of Software Engineering
• Data Access – New Networks at the DMC: PBO, SAFOD and the Alaska Broadband Regional Network
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

June 2005 – Volume 7 , Number 2

• Feature Article – SeismoArchives: Seismogram Archives of Significant Earthquakes of the World
• Program Spotlight – Web Services at the IRIS DMC
• Software – JEvalResp and JPlotResp v1.51 released
• Staff Highlight – Mary Templeton - USArray Data Control Analyst
• Data Access – MY Network - Providing Seismic Data from Malaysia
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

March 2005 – Volume 7 , Number 1

• Feature Article – SAC Availability for the IRIS Community
• Program Spotlight – Uniform Product Distribution System (UPDS) Overview
• Software – SOSA Application Released
• Staff Highlight – Peggy Johnson - USArray Data Control Analyst
• Staff Highlight – Tim Knight - Information Services Coordinator / Webmaster
• Data Access – EarthScope array data access
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

December 2004 – Volume 6 , Number 3

• Feature Article – Seamless Access to Distributed Data Centers
• Program Spotlight – GSN Station Noise Computation
• Software – VASE - Viewer and Seismogram Extraction tool
• Staff Highlight – Mari Francissen - Executive Assistant
• Program Spotlight – Virtual networks becoming a reality at the DMC
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

June 2004 – Volume 6 , Number 2

• Feature Article – Virtual networks defined
• Program Spotlight – USArray Update
• Software – Where is that page....
• Staff Highlight – Joanna Muench - Software Engineer
• Software – Announcing JWEED: A map-based seismogram request tool
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

January 2004 – Volume 6 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Preparing for USArray - Hardware
• Project Focus – FISSURES-MATLAB Interface - Update
• Program Spotlight – Portable Data Collection Centers is well received
• Staff Highlight – Chad Trabant - USArray Lead Data Control Analyst
• Data Access – New Record Section Plotting Page - Update
• Data Access – New Data at the DMC

October 2003 – Volume 5 , Number 4

• Feature Article – Managing seismological metadata workshop: PDCC 3.0
• Project Focus – FISSURES-MATLAB Interface
• Software – New NetDC web request tool
• Data Access – New Record Section Plotting Page
• Staff Highlight – Lonny Jones - Systems Administrator for USArray

July 2003 – Volume 5 , Number 3

• Feature Article – Beyond SAC2000?
• Program Spotlight – New WILBER II plots
• Software – VASE goes through some changes
• Node Focus – Global Seismic Network Noise Study
• Data Access – Checking on Data Problems and Re-archiving Status

April 2003 – Volume 5 , Number 2

• Feature Article – The Possible Impact of the USArray Project on the DMC
• Program Spotlight – QUACK - Quality Analysis Control Kit
• Data Access – The State of SPYDER
• Software – AppareNet network analysis tool being evaluated by the IRIS DMC
• Node Focus – Albuquerque Seismic Lab news update
• Staff Highlight – The DMC Software Group

January 2003 – Volume 5 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Listservers to Serve You
• Program Spotlight – Station Log Application
• Software – Visualization and Seismogram Extraction (VASE), realtime streams and more
• Software – New IRIS website
• Node Focus – News From IDA
• Staff Highlight – The DMC Engine Room

September 2002 – Volume 4 , Number 3

• Feature Article – Crediting Network Operators and Data Centers
• Data Access – IDA MK 7 Datalogger Problem
• Program Spotlight – IRIS DMS Participation in the SCEC ITR Project
• Software – JEvalResp and JPlotResp versions 1.0 Released
• Software – DMC purchases powerful software installer tool
• Node Focus – Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory DCC news
• Staff Highlight – Tim Ahern – IRIS DMS Program Manager

June 2002 – Volume 4 , Number 2

• Feature Article – Merging Quality Controlled Data with Raw Data from Real Time Data Streams at the DMC
• Program Spotlight – Seismic Monitor II - The Next Generation
• Data Access – Using Antelope for PASSCAL Field Data Management
• Software – Updated request processing software: BREQ_FAST and rdseed
• Node Focus – National Data Center of the Institute of Geophysical Research of the National Nuclear Center of Republic of Kazakhstan
• Staff Highlight – Leanne Rubin - Office Manager

March 2002 – Volume 4 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Improved Support for miniSEED Data
• Program Spotlight – Software Information List Server
• Data Access – Obtaining Deep Seismic Sounding data sets
• Software – New version of the IRIS DMC web search engine
• Software – New data access tutorial
• Node Focus – Changes at the DMC
• Staff Highlight – Russ Welti - Software Engineer
• Staff Highlight – Linus Kamb - Software Engineer

December 2001 – Volume 3 , Number 4

• Feature Article – Basic Object Oriented Programming (BOOT) Camp
• Program Spotlight – A Review of the IRIS DMC Web Search Engine
• Data Access – ew2mseed - Getting Earthworm data to data centers
• Software – New SeismiQuery Event Search Feature
• Node Focus – Albuquerque Seismic Lab Update
• Staff Highlight – Bruce Weertman - Real Time Systems Software Engineer

September 2001 – Volume 3 , Number 3

• Feature Article – Organization of Data Holdings at the IRIS DMC
• Program Spotlight – BUD - an online Buffer of Uniform Data and how it works
• Data Access – What happened to FISSURES? Or exactly what is the Data Handling Interface?
• Software – An update on the progress of the POND/FARM data archive
• Software – New at IDA
• Software – New at Harvard University Waveform Quality Center
• Staff Highlight – Chris Laughbon - Senior Software Engineer

June 2001 – Volume 3 , Number 2

• Feature Article – IRIS DMC Data Transcription
• Program Spotlight – BUD: An On-line Buffer of Real Time Data
• Software – WILBER II, Son of WILBER
• Node Focus – Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory Finds a Home
• Staff Highlight – Robert Casey - Software Engineer

March 2001 – Volume 3 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Upgrade of the DMS Mass Storage System
• Program Spotlight – POND and WILBER II: Transition to a more dynamic event dataset
• Program Spotlight – Data Handling Infrastructure at the IRIS DMC
• Software – New Sync tools
• Node Focus – University of South Carolina
• Staff Highlight – Deborah Barnes - Information Services Coordinator
• Education and Public Outreach – The music of earthquakes

December 2000 – Volume 2 , Number 4

• Feature Article – Automated Data Handling within the IRIS DMS
• Program Spotlight – Data Transfer to the DMC
• Data Access – Real Time Data Access through the IRIS DMC
• Software – Antelope Software: University Edition
• Node Focus – Harvard University
• Staff Highlight – Sue Schoch - Senior Software Engineer

September 2000 – Volume 2 , Number 3

• Feature Article – Crop Rotation in the FARM
• Program Spotlight – SPYDER® - Near-real-time Seismic Data
• Program Spotlight – WILBER - Web Interface to Lookup Big Events for Retrieval
• Software – seed2sync - a sync file creation utility
• Node Focus – The University of Washington
• Staff Highlight – Sandy Stromme - Software Engineer

June 2000 – Volume 2 , Number 2

• Feature Article – Data Flow Through the DMC
• Program Spotlight – COMBINE: A new synchronization tool
• Software – New BREQ_FAST Web-based Request Generator
• Software – Seismic Processing Capabilities/Tape Copy Facilities
• Node Focus – The IRIS Data Management Center, Seattle
• Staff Highlight – Rick Benson - Director of Operations

March 2000 – Volume 2 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Servicing Data Requests at the DMC
• Software – Portable Data Collection Center
• Program Spotlight – SeismiQuery: An Online Database Interface
• Software – Gap/Overlap Analysis Tool (GOAT)
• Node Focus – IRIS/IDA Data Collection Center
• Staff Highlight – Anh Ngo - Senior Data Technician

November 1999 – Volume 1 , Number 1

• Feature Article – Specification of Seismograms: The Location Identifier
• Program Spotlight – Networked Data Centers (NetDC)
• Data Access – Data Access Tutorial
• Software – SeismiQuery: a new web tool
• Node Focus – About the Albuquerque Seismic Lab IRIS/USGS Data Collection Center
• Staff Highlight – Mary Edmunds - Data Control Technician