The CRISP archive (acronym for “Caratterizzazione della RIsposta sismica dei Siti Permanenti della rete
sismica” - “Site characterization of the permanent seismic stations ”) is an integrated database that brings
together all the information useful for the seismic characterization of sites of the Italian National Seismic
Network, to provide the maximum knowledge available in an easily accessible way. The archive for a single
site collects information on position, instrumentation, instrument housing, map, geological characteristics,
seismic analysis, geophysical investigation, site classification. Field values come from already available
information or ad-hoc analysis.
Details on database and front end can be found in Menu Bar - About - Documentation.
CRISP is a "work in progress" project and it is open to later additions and improvements. All new entries
are recognisable via the last update field.
For Information or request contact:
crisp_info@ingv.it
Citation
Permission to use, copy or reproduce parts of the Database is granted provided that CRISP is properly
referenced as:
Cultrera G., Bordoni P., Mercuri A., Quintiliani M., Minarelli L., Famiani D., Casale P., Pischiutta M., Ladina C.,
Cara F., Di Giulio G., Pucillo S., Monti G., and CRISP Working Group (2022). Database for site characterization
of permanent seismic stations (CRISP). Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV). https://doi.org/10.13127/crisp
Disclaimer
CRISP is a scientific product released by Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica (INGV). It is a "work in progress"
project and it is open to later additions and improvements. For these reasons, it cannot be guaranteed to
be complete, accurate and updated in any part, and will be subjected to successive revisions. Neither INGV,
nor the CRISP authors are responsible for the use that might be made of the data provided, nor are they
responsible for any damage to third-parties caused by conclusions based on the data provided.
CRISP has benefited from funding provided by the Italian Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri -
Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC). This database does not necessarily represent DPC official
opinion and policies.
Geological and Lithological Classification and maps (100.000 and 50.000) come from an automatic query of
ISPRA database (Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale) https://www.isprambiente.go...
Credits
Scientific coordinator: Giovanna Cultrera
System administrator: Matteo Quintiliani
Developers: Paola Bordoni, Giovanna Cultrera, Alessia Mercuri, Matteo Quintiliani
Authors: Paola Bordoni, Fabrizio Cara, Paolo Casale, Giovanna Cultrera, Daniela Famiani, Giuseppe Di Giulio,
Chiara Ladina, Alessia Mercuri, Luca Minarelli, Marta Pischiutta, Stefania Pucillo
Gennaro Maria Monti
CONTRIBUTORS
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia:
S. Amoroso, R. Azzaro, R. Bianconi, S. Branca, L. Cantore, A. G. Capera, F. Cara, P. Casale, M. Cattaneo, R.
Cogliano, G. Di Giulio, D. Di Naccio, S. Di Prima, D. Famiani, C. Felicetta, A. Fodarella, C. Ladina, S. Lovati, A.
G. Mandiello, C. Marcocci, C. Mascandola, M. Massa, A. Mercuri, G. Milana, L. Minarelli, P. Morasca, F. Pacor,
M. Paratore, V. Pessina, M. Pischiutta, S. Pucillo, R. Puglia, M. Quintiliani, G. Riccio, M. Santulin, A. Scaltrito,
L. Scarfi, G. Tarabusi, G. Tusa, M. Vassallo, L. Zuccarello.
Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale:
G. Conte, G. M. Monti, R. M. Gafà, L. Martarelli, L. Olivetta, C. Cipolloni, M. P. Congi, R. Ventura, R. Bonomo, C.
D'Ambrogi, P. Di Manna, M. D'Orefice, D. Fiorenza, M. Roma, L. Vita.
Dipartimento Protezione Civile:
A. Gorini.
Developed for INGV by:
SinergieIt: D. M. Rocca, R. Del Sordo, F. Conti.
AlfaCommunication: G. Di Lorenzo, M. Gabrielli, E. Pirozzi.
The CRISP Database is licensed by INGV under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org...
Mercuri, A., Cultrera, G., Minarelli, L. et al. CRISP: an archive for the site characterization of permanent Italian
seismic stations. Bull Earthquake Eng (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10518-023-01618-w
Database has benefited from funding of Italian Civil Protection and is maintained with continual support of
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia.
DPC-INGV 2019-21 Agreement, Annex B2: WP1-TASK 2: "Characterization of accelerometric sites"
(Coordinators: G. Cultrera, F. Pacor)
DPC-INGV 2018 Agreement, Annex B2: Objective 1-TASK B: "Characterization of accelerometric sites"
(Coordinators: G. Cultrera, F. Pacor)
DPC-INGV 2016-17 Agreement, Annex B2: Objective 1 - TASK B: "Characterization of accelerometric sites"
(Coordinators: P. Bordoni, F. Pacor)
INGV 2015-17 internal project (INGV protocol 2014/0001098 of 12/06/2014): "CRISP: Characterization of
sites of permanent seismic stations", line of activity T3 - Seismic hazard and contributions to risk definition
(Coordinators: G. Cultrera, P. Bordoni)
INGV- ISPRA 2016-17 Agreement (protocol INGV 2016/0003777 of 04/04/2016): "Scientific and technical
collaboration aimed at the geolithological characterization of the sites of the stations of the national INGV
seismic network "(Scientific Coordinators: P. Bordoni and G.M. Monti)
Title:A new Vs30 map for Italy based on the seismic microzonation dataset
Author:Mori F., Mendicelli A., Moscatelli M., Romagnoli G., Peronace E., Naso G.
Volume:275
Journal:Engineering Geology
Abstract:In this study, we derive a large-scale Vs30 map for Italy starting from the global terrain geomorphological classification based on normalized slope, local convexity, and surface texture (after Iwahashi et al., 2018). The novelty of the present work is the integration of a large amount of data from the Italian seismic microzonation dataset, consisting in about 35,000 borehole logs and 11,300 Vs profiles. The results of our analysis suggest that the geomorphological classes are correlated to subsoil lithologies and Vs30 values more than surface lithological types (after Amanti et al., 2008). As already done in Japan (Matsuoka and Wakamatsu, 2006), Greece (Stewart et al., 2014), Central and Eastern North America (Parker et al., 2017), and Pacific Northwest Region of North America (Ahdi et al., 2017), we found a proxy dependence of Vs30 from slope gradient and elevation through a lognormal linear regression model for each geomorphological class. A stepwise method allowed us to give meaning and statistical robustness to the regression model dependencies. The polygons inconsistent with the Iwahashi et al. (2018) approach (e.g., Meso-Cenozoic carbonate units of Apulian block and Hyblean Plateau related to the foreland domain) were replaced with the polygons of the lithological map (Amanti et al., 2008) and the associated Vs30 lognormal average values. Therefore, a hybrid raster Vs30 map was created with a spatial resolution of 50 × 50 m. The comparison with other previous maps shows how the forecast improves in terms of both accuracy and precision. For these reasons, the new Vs30 proxy-based map for Italy based on the seismic microzonation dataset represents a useful tool for improving several applications: ShakeMaps, stochastic event based hazard map, total hazard map, assessment of coseismic instabilities, seismic risk assessment for spatially distributed emergency and resilience systems. Vs30 raster maps and supplementary material are available in the Research Data (doi:10.17632/8458tgzc73.1).