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Welcome to ObsPy

A Python Toolbox for Seismology/Seismological Observatories.

ObsPy is an open-source project dedicated to providing a Python framework for processing seismological data. It provides parsers for common file formats and seismological signal processing routines that allows the manipulation of seismological time series.

The goal of the ObsPy project is to facilitate rapid application development for seismology.

Documentation

The functionality is provided through the following packages:

General packages:

  • obspy.core - ObsPy core package, glues the single obspy packages together
  • obspy.imaging - Imaging spectograms, beachballs and waveforms
  • obspy.signal - Filters, triggers, instrument correction, rotation
  • obspy.xseed - Converter for Dataless SEED, XML-SEED and SEED RESP files

Waveform import/export plug-ins:

Database or Web Service access clients:

Additional Documentation

  1. ObsPy Tutorial
  2. The source code of all modules is available via the "Browse Source" button in the menu bar of this page.
  3. (Frequently) Asked Questions

Further question can be addressed to the geocomputing mailing list. Please first sent a message with ObsPy in the subject before subscribing to the mailing list.

Installation Instructions

ObsPy in currently running and tested on Linux (32 and 64 bit), Windows XP (32 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit), Windows 7 (64 bit) and Mac OS X (32 and 64 bit Intel and untested support for 32 and 64 bit PPC).
For help on the setup procedure of ObsPy see the InstallationInstructions.