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The EarthScope Consortium is a non-profit organization that operates geophysical facilities. It was formed by the merger of two previously existing organizations, the Incorporated Research institutions in Seismology (IRIS) and UNAVCO. The name of the consortium is inherited from Earthscope, a previous large National Science Foundation program. However, the consortium is a new and totally independent entity separate from that legacy project.