The GEOFON Program in 2020

Abstract The GEOFON program consists of a global seismic network, seismological data center, and earthquake monitoring system. network has regional focus in Europe North Africa as well throughout the Indian Ocean, but it operates stations on all continents, including Greenland American continental plate Antarctica. center provides real-time through SeedLink protocol historical from its large archive that currently comprises 120 TB temporary permanent GeoForschungsZentrums third-party partners made available via standard services part European Integrated Data Archive within International Federation Digital Seismograph Networks. also rapid information. information service prioritizes fast dissemination globally after moderate earthquakes based automatic processing. Most operations are carried out using SeisComP distributes findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable data, services, products, software free charge, is used worldwide by hundreds users other centers.