A new CD ROM of strong-motion data from 1976 to 2005 recording in the
Alpine region, an area of significant seismic hazard, has just been released. This data
was collected, processed and the CD ROM created within the framework of the Interreg
IIIB Alpine Space project SISMOVALP (Seismic hazard and alpine valley response
analysis). Records have been collected from seismic networks in France (Réseau
Accélérometrique Permanent), Italy (networks of Politecnico of Milano and University of
Genoa, Friuli Venezia Giulia Accelerometric Network, ENEL network now operated by
Servizio Sismico Nazionale and temporary stations of ENEA), Switzerland (Swiss
Seismological Service) and Slovenia (the network of Environmental Agency). These data
provide a consistent and the most complete set of strong-motion data currently available
for the Alpine region and provides a valuable basis for future seismic hazard assessment
studies for the region, in particularly for studying the complex three-dimensional site
effects that can occur in Alpine valleys. These data were then incorporated into a slightly
modified version of the Strong-Motion Datascape Navigator (SMDN) developed by
Ambraseys et al. (2004)
