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Seismic Monitor allows you to monitor global earthquakes in near real-time, visit seismic stations around the world, and search the web for earthquake or region-related information. You can also view seismograms and make dataset requests via its WILBER interface.

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08/21/2008
IMPORTANT: Timing Errors Affecting RT130s
Starting on July 31, 2008 (julian day 213 2008), the SiRF-type ublox Trimble module started to shift in time by a second. Since then, the mysterious time shifts (back and forth) continue. Read More

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IRIS Board of Directors Appoints a Nominations Committee for 2008 Elections
Elections for important positions on the IRIS Board of Directors will be held during the Annual IRIS Membership Meeting in San Francisco, California, on December 15, 2008. This year, members will elect three Directors who will each serve for three years. Members of the IRIS community are encouraged to contact the Nominations Committee with suggestions for candidates for these open positions.
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08/26/2008
Geophysicist Robert Detrick Named NSF Division Director for Earth Sciences
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Geosciences has appointed Robert Detrick of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) as its new director of the Division of Earth Sciences.
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08/08/2008
Arizona Receives Grant to “Adopt” Eight Transportable Array Stations
The Arizona Geological Survey and its partners at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and the University of Arizona were awarded nearly $500,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to acquire eight Transportable Array stations. The stations were deployed as part of EarthScope, a program funded by the National Science Foundation.
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08/05/2008
New Real-time Data Server at the IRIS DMC
The IRIS DMC has installed a new server for real-time data feeds using the SeedLink and LISS protocols. Users currently getting data from the DMC using these protocols will need to redirect their collection software to the new server.
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07/25/2008
Anne Meltzer Appointed to Chair the IRIS International Working Group
After consulting with the IRIS Board of Directors, David Simpson has appointed Anne Meltzer as the new chairperson of the IRIS International Working Group.
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07/17/2008
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences Honors Two Former IRIS Board Members
Thorne Lay, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and immediate past Chair of the IRIS Board of Directors, and Paul G. Richards, Mellon Professor of the Natural Sciences at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University, and a member of the IRIS Board of Directors, 1988-1990, were elected to the 2008 Class of Fellows of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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