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International Aspects
Pages 46-48

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... are examples of centers that were created to systematically collect, process, and distribute earthquake data and hypocenter locations. This careful, comprehensive analysis of worldwide earthquake data has been and continues to be a powerful influence toward the excellence of past and present seismological research, and continued support for the work of these centers is needed.
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... Records from the Canadian national network are microfilmed by the Dominion Observatory, and a master microfilm copy is made available to the Environmental Data Service (EDS) in the United States.
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... 48 Program of international exchange of seismological data have been essential to the success of seismological research from its beginning. The Panel recommends that such international cooperation and exchange be continued and expanded and that particular emphasis be given to the exchange of digital data to augment the proposed integrated global network.
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