ORFEUS (Observatories and Research Facilities for EUropean Seismology) — non-profit foundation, which aims to coordinate and disseminate digital information related to seismology in the Euro-Mediterranean region.
ORFEUS leads on the following software:
- Supports seismological Software Library (SSL), provides web and ftp links and offers a GNU license.
- Supports and coordinates the relevant software development using OO programming, data exchange and templates, network applications (XML, etc.) within the European Seismological Association.
- Not responsible for ensuring software quality.
The purpose of cooperation with the ORFEUS by the WDC Ukraine is to receive and engage in a seismic software for receiving, organizing, preserving and free access to seismic data.