ESM Dataset Selection Web-Service

The ESM Dataset Selection Web-Service provides machine-friendly way to select a list of waveforms and a related basic subset of metadata.

Data can be filtered, e.g. by network, station and event-id. A complete list of supported options and usage examples is available in the query-options webpage. Requests can use both HTTP-GET and HTTP-POST methods.

Feature Notes

• The output is provided in JSON format.
• Each record contains the basic key metadata describing a waveform that are needed to query other services returning more accurate waveform information or in the processing workflow.

Related Services

The processing workflow uses the following services:

• ESM Dataset Selection: to select a dataset of waveforms.
• ESM Waveform Details: to obtain metadata associated to a waveform.
• ESM Processing: to process a waveform.
• ESM Processing Post: to download the processed waveform, or to save it in the database (authorized users only).

Citation

If you use this service or its data, please cite it as follows:
Mascandola C., Felicetta C., Russo E., Luzi L., Lanzano G., Sgobba S., Brunelli G., Ramadan F., Pacor F., ORFEUS Strong-Motion SMC (2026). Engineering Strong Motion Database (ESM), version 3.0. Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/esm.3

Backend Python software used by this web service is developed and maintained by Russo E. and Felicetta C.