Part of COSMOS’ mission is to standardize the collection, monitoring, archiving, and dissemination of data. These guidelines, reports, papers, and presentations are the first step toward developing international standards.
- Special Issue of the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS) international guidelines for applying noninvasive geophysical techniques to characterize seismic site conditions – Journal of Seismology Vol 26, Issue 4, August 2022
- Guideline for Inundation Protection of Strong Motion Instrumentation, March 17, 2016
- Guidelines and General Considerations for Strong-Motion Instrumentation of Tall Buildings, March 17, 2016
- Recommended Default Accelerograph Parameter Settings, Version 2.0, May 20, 2011
- Recommended Minimum Set of Parameters in the Metadata of Strong-Motion Records, Version 2.0, May 20, 2011
- Guidelines for Characterization of Strong-Motion Site Conditions, Version 0.5 (draft), May 20, 2011
- Recommended Characterization of the Nearby Environment of a Ground Response Strong-Motion Station, Version 0.5 (draft), May 20, 2011
- Recommended Site Geologic Classification Descriptions, Version 0.5 (draft), May 20, 2011
- Guidelines and Recommendations for Strong-Motion Record Processing and Commentary, June 25, 2005, CP-2005/01
- Guidelines for Installation of Advanced National Seismic System Strong-Motion Reference Stations, July 1, 2001
- Urban Strong-Motion Reference Station Guidelines, January 19, 2000
- Summary: Technical Sessions/ Annual Meetings 2004-2008 Publication: CP-2009/01
- Examples of Geotechnical Data & Document Management Systems in the United States -[Report on the PEER-LL 2L03 Project Presentation to AGS, June 11, 2008
- Effects of Strong-Motion Processing Procedures on Time Histories, Elastic, and Inelastic Spectra Publication: CP-2005/02
- Vision 2005 for Earthquake Ground-Motion Measurement in the United States -[Preliminary Estimates of the Number and Location of Instrumentation Needed to Significantly Improve Public Earthquake Safety]
- Strong-Motion Data Format, Version 1.20