ESM Waveform Quality Web-Service

The ESM Waveform Quality Web-Service allows obtaining the quality classification of a waveform through the preprocessing schema.

A complete list of supported options and usage examples is available in the query-options webpage.

Feature Notes

• This webservice returns the quality class with the corresponding reason and the list of warnings of a specific waveform
• The output is provided in JSON format.

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., Mascandola C., D'Amico M., and Felicetta C.