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The Virtual Data Center Tagged-Format Tool: Introduction and executive summary

October 23, 2008

This Report introduces and summarizes the new Virtual Data Center (VDC) Tagged Format (VTF) Tool, which was developed by a diverse group of seismologists, earthquake engineers, and information technology professionals for internal use by the COSMOS VDC and other interested parties for the exchange, archiving, and analysis of earthquake strong-ground-motion data.

Publication Year 2008
Title The Virtual Data Center Tagged-Format Tool: Introduction and executive summary
DOI 10.3133/ofr20081327
Authors John R. Evans, Melinda Squibb, Christopher D. Stephens, W.U. Savage, Hamid Haddadi, Charles A. Kircher, Mahmoud M. Hachem
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2008-1327
Index ID ofr20081327
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Earthquake Hazards Program; Earthquake Science Center