Before We Start
| 1. If needed, create your EarthScope account: www.earthscope.org/user 2. Open GeoLab: https://shorturl.at/vV52w (this link selects the proper resource allocation for this workshop 29GB) The default GeoLab launch is at www.earthscope.org/data/geolab/, where the default resource allocation is 4GB. 3. Start GeoLab, select 29GB resource allocation option 4. If you cloned materials in Cloud Foundations, update materials: cd GeoLab-learning-hub/workshops/ssa_workshop_2026/git stash #stash any local changesgit pull #get the latest upstream version5. New? Open a Terminal and clone the workshop materials: mkdir ssa-2026cd ssa-2026git clone https://github.com/EarthScope/GeoLab-learning-hub.git6. Slide deck from our workshop today: SSA-2026-Workshop.pdf |
Agenda
Hour 1: Getting Started in GeoLab: Environment & Data Foundations
| 12:00–12:30 | Environment Basics & Customization • Welcome and workshop overview • Choose your environment |
| 12:30–12:50 | Data Access & Discovery • Discover and access data using cloud-based workflows • Work with FDSN + ObsPy • Understand when to use parallelization |
| 12:50–1:00 | Break (10 min) |
Hours 2 & 3: Scaling Data Workflows, Cloud-Native Processing & Earthquake Detection
| 1:00–1:35 | Download & Preprocessing • Run concurrent data downloads and compare performance • Prepare data for analysis workflows |
| 1:35–2:35 | In-Stream Processing & Visualization • Process data using in-stream workflows • Visualize results |
| 2:35–3:00 | Building a Detection Workflow • Identify events and begin earthquake detection |
| 3:00–3:15 | Break (15 min) – SSA Coffee Break |
Hour 4: Detection, Sharing & Wrap-Up
| 3:15–3:30 | Detection & Visualization • Review detection results • Visualize outputs |
| 3:30–3:45 | Save & Share Your Work • Download and export results • Use Git to manage and share workflows |
| 3:45–4:00 | Wrap-Up • Questions and discussion • End-of-course survey |