CSV to Catalog converter user guide

Step by Step

CSV to Catalog converter allow for conversion of a CSV file into a Catalog in EPISODES Platform format.

The csv file should use ';' as delimiter, and should include header line with names of the columns.

Headline example:

ID;Time;ML;Mw;Depth;RMS_time_residual;Hypocenter_quality_index;Comments

Data example:

Id001;2014-01-01 00:05:02.017;3;3.5;0.4; 1.123;2;mainshock

Id002;2014-01-08 00:40:09.136;4;4.3;0.5; 2.234;1;aftershock

A particular attention should be paid while specifying the format of time.

The CSV file prepared in the way described above should be uploaded to the WORKSPACE of the EPISODES Platform.

Figure 1. Input of CSV to Catalog converter application.

When using the application, in the Data Format column, we should follow the formats contained in the documentation https://tcs.ah-epos.eu/eprints/1675/31/Catalog_description_v2_0.pdf

Example:

The column named ID, is according to the documentation of a type 3. Therefore is requires data format of Text.

Figure 2. Catalog content and format specification