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Using available GEM tools and products with OpenQuake

What is OpenQuake engine?

The OpenQuake Engine is the Global Earthquake Model Foundation’s (GEM) state-of-the-art, free, open-source and accessible software collaboratively developed for earthquake hazard and risk modelling. It runs on operating systems such as Linux, macOS and Windows; and can be deployed on laptops, desktops, standalone servers and multi-node clusters.

The source code for our software is openly available from a public repository - www.github.com/gem where live development of the code takes place. Our test-driven development environment approach allows external software developers to contribute and test our code. The OpenQuake Engine is fully supported with documentation and technical support.

The functionality to analyze hazard and risks at specific site, city, country or regional level using existing data and other compatible tools make the OpenQuake engine a powerful and dynamic tool for assessing the potential impacts of earthquakes in any region in the world. GEM continues to collect data useful for developing an array of tools for hazard and risk modelling.

For Hazard Modelling

Tools

Hazard Modeller's Toolkit - A suite of tools used to create PSHA input models, mostly developed by GEM scientists. This toolkit is part of the OpenQuake engine software.
GMPE Strong Motion Modeller's Toolkit - Python and OpenQuake-based Toolkit for Analysis of Strong Motions and Interpretation of GMPEs. The software is NOT distributed as part of the engine and must be considered as a separate entity.
Fault Capture Tool: tool and guidelines to capture new data on active faults anywhere in the world; integrated into the OpenQuake Platform.

Data

Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900 - 2009)
Global Historical Earthquake Catalogue and Archive (1000-1903)
Homogeneous Active Faults
Geodetic Strain Rate Model
Explore Hazard Models Hazard input models and results obtained using recent models that GEM adapted to the OpenQuake-engine - more info available here: https://hazardwiki.openquake.org/

For Risk Modelling

Tools

Risk Input Preparation Toolkit - Tools used to create exposure, fragility and vulnerability risk input models.
The Risk Modeller’s Toolkit (RMTK) provides engineers with tools to create exposure, fragility, and vulnerability input models.
TaxTweb Online graphical tool for editing GEM Taxonomy strings
Glossary for GEM Taxonomy is an online tool that explains around 400 terms contained in the GEM Building Taxonomy v 2.0 and nearly 700 images.

Data

Sharing your outputs on the OpenQuake Platform