[Realtime-feed-users] USGS Earthquake Realtime Feed shape.zip Content Labels

[Fee, Jeremy]

Hi Matt,

This looks like a difference between "us" and "nc" ShakeMap providers.
 I've cc'ed Bruce Worden who can look into this issue and respond.


Thanks,

Jeremy


On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 12:16 PM, Matt W. <maw269 at gmail.com> wrote:

> We rely on the USGS Earthquake Realtime Feed (GeoJSON).
>
> We have found an inconstancy in one of your latest products.
>
> If you download the shape.zip from:
> M6.9  - 43km ENE of Tambo, Peru
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/detail/usb000s5x1.geojson
>
> Then
>
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/product/shakemap/usb000s5x1/us/1408925670763/download/shape.zip
>
> The Intensity dbf file is named: mi.dbf
> ______________________________
> If you download the shape.zip from:
> M 6.0 - 6km NW of American Canyon, California
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/feed/v1.0/detail/nc72282711.geojson
>
> Then
>
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/product/shakemap/nc72282711/nc/1408983729833/download/shape.zip
>
> The Intesity dbf file is named: mmi.dbf
>
> This has caused issues in our use of the feed.
>
> In this file:
>
> http://earthquake.usgs.gov/product/shakemap/usb000s5x1/us/1408925670763/download/metadata.txt
>
> The description states the dbf should be named mmi.dbf :
> "    Detailed_Description:
>       Entity_Type:
>         Entity_Type_Label: mmi.dbf (shapefile from "shape.zip" download
> file)
>         Entity_Type_Definition: Polygons of estimated instrumental
> intensity
>         Entity_Type_Definition_Source: ESRI Shapefile Technical
> Description "
>
> However, we have found the normal name of the file is mi.dbf
> As in this post:
> https://geohazards.usgs.gov/pipermail/shake-dev/2011-June/000368.html
>
> What is the standard name of the mi.dbf (mmi.dbf) located in the shape.zip
> and what should we be expecting?
> Can you please explain why the recent California earthquake had a mmi.dbf
> file as opposed to a mi.dbf file?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
>
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