miniSEED archiving and distribution changes
The NSF National Geophysical Facility’s seismological repository is transitioning into the cloud, and data submitters and consumers should be aware of operational changes.
From Polar Ice to Portable Field Deployments: Common Sensor Platform Prototypes Take Shape
Two new prototype platforms are prime examples of the Common Sensor Platform’s goal of developing standardized station designs for geophysical instrumentation being brought to fruition.
EarthScope fdsnws-dataselect service has moved as part of cloud transition
EarthScope’s fdsnws-dataselect web service, the primary source of miniSEED data from our seismological repository, has moved as part of our cloud transition.
Designing Smarter Field Stations: Common Sensor Platform Station Builder Tool
The Common Sensor Platform’s Station Builder is an interactive, web-based resource that helps users plan both permanent and temporary deployment station configurations.
Intern Spotlight: Conner Knorr (Student Careers)
Conner Knorr is EarthScope’s Summer 2025 Project Management Office (PMO) intern working with Sarah Deutsch. Conner is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Houston studying geology and environmental science. In her internship, Conner is gaining experience in the organizational side of science working with the PMO team on resource allocation, dashboards, and more.
Common Sensor Platform publication charts a new era in geophysical station design
A new publication on the Common Sensor Platform project introduces the flexible, modular, and scalable station design that will streamline deployments and support diverse geophysical research needs.
Intern Spotlight: Dylan Bond (Geo-Launchpad)
Dylan Bond is one of EarthScope’s Summer 2025 Geo-Launchpad interns. Working at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology, his project focuses on researching seismic background noise in southeastern New Mexico.
Reflecting on Four Decades of Impact: New Publication on the History of UNAVCO
A new publication provides a comprehensive retrospective chronicling UNAVCO’s four-decade history supporting geodesy and the geosciences.
Transition to New Real-Time GNSS Streaming Platform
As a reminder to real-time GNSS data users, the legacy real-time streaming service will be retired in less than a month on July 29, 2025. All users must transition to EarthScope’s modernized real-time GNSS data streaming platform before that date.
MUSTANG web services upgraded to AWS
On June 16, 2025, the EarthScope MUSTANG seismic quality assurance web services were upgraded to serve out metric values from Amazon Web Services (AWS).