IRIS DMS Conducts its 5th Metadata Workshop
in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
by Gale Cox and Tim Ahern 
During the week of August 13-19, 2010 the IRIS DMS held a workshop
that focused on the management of metadata and time series data. The
goal was to enable open data sharing and exchange of ideas between networks
in Central and South America.
The main objective of the workshop was related to the generation of the
metadata needed to describe networks using the PDCC (Portable Data Collection
Center) application. Lecturers presented topics such as modern data acquisition
systems, quality assurance, digital filtering theory, installation and calibration
of seismic stations and how modern seismological data is used to study diverse
scientific problems as well as monitoring seismicity.
Both the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and the University of San Juan
Argentina hosted the workshop. The NSF, IRIS, CERESIS, IUGG, and IASPEI
were co-sponsors, which funded the workshop.
There was a total of 50 participants from 20 countries that included, Argentina,
Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Germany,
Grand Cayman, Jamaica, Mexico, the Netherlands, Netherland Antilles, Peru, Panama,
Venezuela, the West Indies and the US.
The participants were presented with the various topics from lecturers
that included Dr. Pete Davis (UCSD), Prof. Erhard Weilandt (Univ. of
Stuttgart), Dr. Joachim Wasserman (Univ. of Munich), Mr. Reinoud Sleeman
(ORFEUS) and Prof. Emile Okal (Northwestern University). From IRIS, lectures were given by Dr. Tim Ahern,
Mr. Rick Benson and Mr. Chad Trabant. Dr. Daniel Huaco gave an overview
of CERESIS followed by Mr. Gerardo Suarez ‘s overview of the FDSN.
All participants gave short PowerPoint presentations of their represented
countries networks. These presentations can be found at: http://www.iris.washington.edu/workshops/2010/metadata/NetworkReports/
Foz do Iguaçu Waterfalls
Social activities during the 7 day workshop included a Reception Dinner
on Wednesday August 18th at the hotel which had a themed “Italian Night” where
delicious Italian Dishes were served. On Tuesday, August 17th there was
a field trip to the Foz do Iguaçu Waterfalls where both the Argentinean
and Brazilian sides were visited.
The Metadata Workshop was a complete success due to the generous
teamwork given by the participants and the very informative lectures.
In closing, the IRIS DMS would like to thank Dr. Marcelo Assumpcao
for his great assistance in working through the many details concerning
logistics for the workshop.
More information about the workshop:
Managing
Waveform Data and Related Metadata for Seismic Networks
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