CSV to Catalog converter user guide

Step by Step

CSV to Catalog converter allow for conversion of a CSV file into a Catalog in IS-EPOS Platform format.

The csv file should use ';' as delimiter, and should include header line with names of the columns.

Headline example:

ID;Time;ML;Mw;Depth;RMS_time_residual;Hypocenter_quality_index;Comments

Data example:

Id001;2014-01-01 00:05:02.017;3;3.5;0.4; 1.123;2;mainshock

Id002;2014-01-08 00:40:09.136;4;4.3;0.5; 2.234;1;aftershock

A particular attention should be paid while specifying the format of time.

The CSV file prepared in the way described above should be uploaded to the WORKSPACE of the IS-EPOS platform.

Figure 1. Input of CSV to Catalog converter application.

When using the application, in the Data Format column, we should follow the formats contained in the documentation https://tcs.ah-epos.eu/eprints/1675/31/Catalog_description_v2_0.pdf

Example:

The column named ID, is according to the documentation of a type 3. Therefore is requires data format of Text.

Figure 2. Catalog content and format specification