ORFEUS Seismological Data Resources and Community Services for the Euro-Mediterranean Region and Beyond

ORFEUS (Observatories and Research Facilities for European Seismology, www.orfeus-eu.org; orfeus.readthedocs.io; forum.orfeus-eu.org) is a non-profit foundation that coordinates the collection, archival, and distribution of seismic waveform (meta)data, services and products based on international standards. It serves a broad community of seismological data users, on behalf of the Euro-Mediterranean seismic networks and monitoring agencies (orfeus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/governance.html). ORFEUS core domains comprise: (i) the European Integrated waveform Data Archive (EIDA; orfeus-eu.org/data/eida), providing access to raw seismic waveform data and basic station metadata; (ii) the European Strong-Motion databases (orfeus-eu.org/data/strong), offering automatically/manually processed waveforms, advanced station/site metadata, and associated products ; and iii) the European Mobile Instrument Pools (orfeus-eu.org/data/mobile), facilitating access to seismic instrumentation for temporary deployments. Currently, ORFEUS services distribute waveform data from more than  33,000 stations, including DAS deployments and dense temporary regional experiments (eg., orfeus.readthedocs.io/en/latest/adria_array_main.html), with an emphasis on FAIR principles, open access, and high data quality. ORFEUS services constitute a core component of EPOS (www.epos-eu.org/tcs/seismology) and are seamlessly integrated into the EPOS Data Access Portal (www.ics-c.epos-eu.org). Access to data and products relies on state-of-the-art information and communication technologies, with a strong emphasis on web services (www.orfeus-eu.org/data/eida/webservices; https://esm-db.eu/webservices) enabling programmatic interaction. ORFEUS promotes transparent data policies and licenses and acknowledges the indispensable contribution of data providers. Ongoing activities focus on further development of existing services and on facilitating access to massive and multidisciplinary datasets through collaboration with global and regional initiatives, including the FDSN (www.fdsn.org) and EarthScope (www.earthscope.org),  as well as  through support from EC-funded projects (e.g., www.geo-inquire.eu). ORFEUS implements community-oriented services that include software and travel grants, a sustained training/outreach programme of webinars and workshops (www.orfeus-eu.org/other/workshops), and editorial initiatives supporting best practices in seismological data use and dissemination.