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Efficient Integration of Old and New Research Tools for Automating the Identification and Analysis of Seismic Reference Events--Multimax, Inc., 1441 McCormick Drive, Largo, MD  20774-5323; 301-925-8222

Dr. Ivan H. Henson, Principal Investigator, ihenson@multimax.com 

Mr. Gary E. Shumaker, Business Official, gary@multimax.com 

DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-01ER83218

Amount:  $98,666

Stand-alone seismic analysis computer codes are used to identify and analyze seismic data for the monitoring of a nuclear test-ban.  These stand-alone programs for seismic analysis are labor-intensive, and they do not communicate adequately with one another in order to operate together in an automated fashion.  A new software architecture is needed that can be wrapped around these legacy codes, as well as newly developed codes, so that they can share data and make function calls to one another automatically.  This project will use an object-oriented software architecture built around the Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) standards as a framework for making old and new seismic event analysis programs communicate.  Phase I will design the architecture of a software platform for integrating and automating separate seismic analysis tools for reference events by creating CORBA interfaces for these tools.  The design for selected functions, such as signal detection and event location, will be implemented.

Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee:  The seismic event analysis architecture should be of interest to the U.S. National Data Center at the Air Force Technical Applications Center as well as national data centers in other countries.  Potential commercial customers include the earthquake engineering community and the oil and gas exploration industry.