The Belgian EPOS-GNSS data node is operated by the GNSS team of the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and it is part of the Belgian contribution to the European Plate Observing System (EPOS). The node ensures that the data from permanently operating GNSS stations (see map) located throughout Belgium are discoverable from the central EPOS Data Portal and its GNSS Data Gateway. EPOS is the European e-infrastructure that provides open access to multidisciplinary scientific data to better understand the dynamic processes of the Earth System (for example, the processes active in earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and other geohazards).
EPOS environment
EPOS accesses the Belgian GNSS data through the so-called “GLASS framework” that has been developed specifically by and for EPOS. GLASS offers a web portal as well as an Application Programming Interface (API) to access the GNSS data and it is open to all users, not only EPOS.
New ROB Open Data Portal (FAIR aligned)
Users interested in the Belgian GNSS data are also invited to use ROB’s new Open Data Portal that has been built upon FAIR data principles.
GNSS station descriptions
All GNSS station descriptions, data usage conditions, etc... are discoverable from ROB’s M3G portal (and API) which is used within both EUREF and EPOS.
GNSS data quality monitoring
In addition, ROB’s EPOS-GNSS Data Quality Monitoring Portal provides for the Belgian GNSS stations:
- A map showing the data availability
- Plots of data quality indicators
Joining the Belgian EPOS-GNSS data node
Are you operating a permanently tracking GNSS station in Belgium and you wish to make your data available through this national data node? Contact epos@oma.be!