FDSNWS station v1

Description

The fdsnws-station web service returns station metadata.

Query usage

/query? [channel-options] [time-options] [geographic-options] [output-options] [miscellaneous-options] [nodata=404]

Where:

channel-options       ::  [net=<network>] [sta=<station>] [loc=<location>] [cha=<channel>]
time-options          ::  [starttime=<date>] [endtime=<date>] [startbefore=<date>] [startafter=<date>] [endbefore=<date>] [endafter=<date>]
geographic-options    ::  [minlat=<degrees>] [maxlat=<degrees>] [minlon=<degrees>] [maxlon=<degrees>]
geographic-options    ::  [lat=<degrees>] [lon=<degrees>] [minradius=<degrees>] [maxradius=<degrees>]
output-options        ::  [level=<network|STATION|location|channel>] [format=<XML|text|mseed>]
miscellaneous-options ::  [includerestricted=<TRUE|false>] [matchtimeseries=<true|FALSE>] [updatedafter=<date>]

default values are uppercase

Sample queries

Detailed descriptions of each query parameter

Channel options

Parameter Example Discussion Default Type
net[work] FR Seismic network name. Accepts wildcards and lists. any string
sta[tion] CIEL Station name. Accepts wildcards and lists. any string
loc[ation] 00 Location code. Use loc=– for empty location codes. Accepts wildcards and lists. any string
cha[nnel] HHZ Channel Code. Accepts wildcards and lists. any string

Wildcards and lists

For example, with channel codes: channel=EH?,BHZ

Time options

Parameter Example Discussion Default Type
start[time] 2010-01-10T00:00:00 Limits to metadata describing channels operating on or after the specified start time. any day/time
end[time] 2011-02-11T01:00:00 Limits to metadata describing channels operating on or before the specified end time. any day/time
startbefore 2002-12-31T00:00:00 Limits to metadata epochs starting before specified time. Applied to channel epochs. any day/time
startafter 2010-12-31T00:00:00 Limits to metadata epochs starting after specified time. Applied to channel epochs. any day/time
endbefore 2015-12-31T00:00:00 Limits to metadata epochs ending before specified time. Applied to channel epochs. any day/time
endafter 2012-12-31T00:00:00 Limits to metadata epochs ending after specified time. Applied to channel epochs. any day/time

Rectangular geographic constraints

Parameter Example Discussion Default Type
minlat[itude] 14.5 Southern boundary. -90° degrees
maxlat[itude] 22.0 Northern boundary. 90° degrees
minlon[gitude] -170.0 Western boundary. -180° degrees
maxlon[gitude] 170.0 Eastern boundary. 180° degrees

Radial geographic constraints

Parameter Example Discussion Default Type
lat[itude] 45.0 Specify the central latitude point. 0 degrees
lon[gitude] 160.0 Specify the central longitude point. 0 degrees
maxradius 22.0 Specify maximum distance from the geographic point defined by latitude and longitude. degrees
minradius 15.0 Specify minimum distance from the geographic point defined by latitude and longitude. 0 degrees

latitude, longitude, maxradius and minradius work together to define a radial boundary

Output options

Parameter Example Discussion Default Type
level channel Specify the level of detail using network, station, channel, or response. station level
format text Specify output format. Valid formats include xml, text, and mseed. xml format
nodata 404 Specify which HTTP status code is returned when no data is found. 204 204 or 404

Miscellaneous

Parameter Example Discussion Default Type
includerestricted TRUE Specify whether results should include information relating to restricted channels. true Boolean
matchtimeseries TRUE Retrieve only metadata that is likely to match available time series data. false Boolean
updatedafter 2013-01-01 Limits to metadata updated after specified UTC date; updates are data center specific. any day/time

Date and time formats

YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss[.ssssss] ex. 1997-01-31T12:04:32.123
YYYY-MM-DD ex. 1997-01-31 (a time of 00:00:00 is assumed)

Where:

YYYY    :: four-digit year
MM      :: two-digit month (01=January, etc.)
DD      :: two-digit day (01 through 31)
T       :: date-time separator
hh      :: two-digit hour (00 through 23)
mm      :: two-digit number of minutes (00 through 59)
ss      :: two-digit number of seconds (00 through 59)
ssssss  :: one to six-digit number of microseconds (0 through 999999)

Additional information

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