Dear ObsPy community,
OpenSource SeisComP in the next major version 7 is in the doors and will therefore be introduced with our very popular Basic Training on beginner level. Learn the basics but also lots of new useful features including largely revised magnitudes, upgraded scolv and scconfig, scmvx, the very new map view, and much more! As SeisComP is complementary to Obspy we appreciate your kind consideration.
Location: gempa offices, Potsdam, Germany: gempa GmbH - Contact
Dates: 23 - 26 March, 2026
Details and registration: open online on the course page
This Beginner Course is perfect for new SeisComP users who wish to get quickly started with a productive SeisComP system. You will learn operating SeisComP from us - the main developers of this wide-spread OpenSource software package for real-time and non-real-time earthquake monitoring.
Training topics include:
- Introduction to characteristics of SeisComP in version 7.
- Setup of a full SeisComP system from scratch using the upgraded scconfig, installation of the latest SeisComP release and future updates.
- Generation of station information including responses.
- Setup of the data acquisition, storage and distribution using SeedLink and FDSNWS.
- Configuration of the automatic and interactive data processing modules through the graphical user interface and by command-line tools.
- In-depth introduction and application of graphical user interfaces for data analysis.
- Data management utilities.
- Tuning of SeisComP for local, regional and global earthquake monitoring including waveform processing, automatic phase pickers, event locators and associator.
- Application and tuning of magnitudes.
NEW: Amplitude aliases for magnitudes, unified magnitude configuration. - Application of interactive data analysis by graphical user interfaces.
- NEW: Interactive analysis of archived waveforms for any period of time.
- NEW: scmvx: The brandnew map view introduced with version 7.
- Real-time playbacks for system verification and user training.
- Non-real-time playbacks for ultra-fast processing of massive data.
- Customization of graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
Read the complete list of topics on our training website.
gempa software included free of extra charge
Along with the training we also provide commercial gempa modules free of extra charge for life-time:
- The QuakeLink software package for real-time exchange of event parameters and redundancy between SeisComP systems or import of event parameters from external FDSNWS servers.
- The mapprojections package for multiple map projections and high-resolution custom or OpenStreetMap maps.
The training is highly hands-on oriented and very intensive. You get to learn and to practice actively at all times. Therefore, the registration to the training is open to everyone but limited to a maximum of 8 persons.
You may find all further details including registration online in the announcement of the course:
gempa GmbH - Basic Training for SeisComP .
More basic and advanced trainings will be announced online:
gempa GmbH - Events .
See you soon in Potsdam!
Dirk Roessler and the SeisComP developing team of gempa