1. FDSN WG V Portable Instrumentation Report to FSDN Plenary at IASPEI 2009 Cape Town, SA

2. WG V Meetings to date IASPEI, Santiago, 2005 IASPEI, Santiago, 2005 EGU, Vienna, 2006 EGU, Vienna, 2006 IUGG, Perugia, 2007 IUGG, Perugia, 2007 IASPEI, South Africa, 2009 IASPEI, South Africa, 2009

3. WG V Areas of interest Promote use of uniform data archive formats and access methods Promote use of uniform data archive formats and access methods Promote open access to data after exclusive use period Promote open access to data after exclusive use period Maintain inventory of available equipment Maintain inventory of available equipment Maintain archive of metadata Maintain archive of metadata Establish links to OBS pools Establish links to OBS pools

4. Demonstration Project As a result of the previous meeting PASSCAL developed an application to map the location future experiments to make it possible for investigators to learn what others may be planning in the same area. The beta version of the application was demonstrated and the group voted to continue the development and to implement it as soon as possible

6. Google Map capability

7. Project details available via tabs: dates; PI; Sponsor

8. Year-specific selection of projects

9. All groups present endorssed the concept that all portable data should be open to everyone after a period of 2 or 3 years. The members will also work to get older data sets archived where possible.

10. Future Possibilities OBS Instrumentation OBS Instrumentation Links to OBS pools on FDSN website with contact details Links to OBS pools on FDSN website with contact details Encourage adoption of project database mapping tool Encourage adoption of project database mapping tool Best Practice Best Practice To share best practice for field methods: To share best practice for field methods: NMSOP practice equivalent for mobile instrumentation? NMSOP practice equivalent for mobile instrumentation? Provide links to pool procedures Provide links to pool procedures Active Source Active Source Encourage similar procedures to passive Encourage similar procedures to passive