A PROTOTYPE OF DATABASE SYSTEM FOR SEISMOLOGICAL DATA-SEISMO: NOJIMA FAULT AREA CASE

A prototype of a geoscience information system was designed for the treatment of seismological data obtained by an integrated system of surface and borehole arrays at the vicinity of the Nojima fault, responsible to the Kobe earthquake in 1995 (Hyogo-ken Nanbu earthquake M7.2). The information system includes a database (DB) as the core of the system, provided by the graphic user interface (GUI) and allow visualization and treatment of spatial objects and seismic waveforms. Information about earthquake hypocenters and measuring techniques are stored in the relational database, which allows quick selection of the data respond to certain criteria. It is demonstrated that the SEISMO database system development reduces the time required for time-consuming phases of selection, treatment and visualization of the data in a scientific process.