Membership
Regular Members
Regular Members are organizations that are data stewards and/or data analysis services (e.g., data centres and services that support scientific research by holding and providing data or data products).
WDS currently has 86 Regular Members.
| Member Name | Field(s) | LoA# |
|---|---|---|
| Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), Data Services | Earth sciences Seismology, Magnetotelluric, Meteorological in-situ data, Barometric Pressure, Ocean Sensors, Superconducting Gravimeter, Infrasound |
Yes |
| WDC - Geoinformatics and Sustainable Development | Space sciences Earth sciences Cultural and ethnic studies Economics Geography Sociology Computer sciences Mathematics Statistics Systems science Environmental studies and forestry |
Yes |
| ISRIC – WDC Soils | Earth sciences Geography Agriculture Environmental studies and forestry Soil science |
Yes |
| WDC for Climate | Earth sciences Climate modelling |
Yes |
| WDC - Meteorology, Asheville | Earth sciences Climate science and associated data management |
Yes |
| Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg (CDS) | Astronomy Space sciences |
Yes |
| World Glacier Monitoring Service, Zurich | Earth sciences Geography Glaciology |
Yes |
| Australian Antarctic Data Centre | Space sciences Earth sciences Life sciences Chemistry Physics Geography Environmental studies and forestry |
Yes |
| Chinese Astronomical Data Center | Astronomy Space sciences Physics |
Yes |
| WDC - Renewable Resources and Environment | Earth sciences Geography Environmental studies and forestry Area studies Natural resources, Ecology, Geoinformatics |
Yes |
| Flanders Marine Institute, Data Centre | Life sciences Computer sciences Environmental studies and forestry Biology, Biodiversity, Biogeography, Taxonomy, Oceanography, Information and communications technology, Data management |
Yes |
| World Data Service for Oceanography | Earth sciences Oceanography |
Yes |
| International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems | Space sciences Earth sciences Geography Computer sciences Mathematics Statistics Systems science Geodesy and reference frames |
Yes |
| Fish Database of Taiwan (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) | Life sciences Agriculture Life sciences (Biodiversity), Icthyology, |
Yes |
| WDC - Oceanography, Tianjin | Earth sciences Marine science |
Yes |
| World Data Service for Geophysics | Space sciences Earth sciences Computer sciences |
Yes |
| PANGAEA - Data Publisher for Earth & Environmental Science | Earth sciences Life sciences Geography Sociology Environmental studies and forestry |
Yes |
| WDC - Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Moscow | Space sciences Earth sciences Geomagnetic variations, Ionospheric Phenomena, Cosmic rays, Solar activity and Interplanetary medium (near space) |
Yes |
| WDC - Sunspot Index and Long-term Solar Observations (SILSO) | Astronomy Space sciences Statistics History Solar physics, Solar activity (mid- and long-term), Sun-Earth relations and climate |
Yes |
| WDC - Oceanography, Obninsk | Earth sciences Physical and chemical oceanography |
Yes |
| WDC - Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere | Space sciences Earth sciences Chemistry Physics Geography Computer sciences Mathematics |
Pending |
| WDC - Geomagnetism, Copenhagen | Space sciences Earth sciences Geomagnetism |
Yes |
| International Service of Geomagnetic Indices | Space sciences Earth sciences Solar-Terrestrial physics, Space weather, Geomagnetism |
Yes |
| WDC - Geomagnetism, Edinburgh | Space sciences Earth sciences Geomagnetism |
Yes |
| WDC for Solid Earth Physics, Moscow | Earth sciences Seismology, Geomagnetism (main magnetic field), Archeo- and paleo-magnetism, Gravimetry, Geothermics, Recent movements, Marine geology and geophysics |
Yes |
| WDC - Meteorology, Obninsk | Earth sciences Meteorology |
Yes |
| WDC - Solar Activity / BASS2000 | Astronomy Space sciences Solar physics |
Yes |
| WDC - Geomagnetism, Kyoto | Space sciences Earth sciences Physics Geography Computer sciences Geomagnetism |
Yes |
| Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance | Earth sciences |
Pending |
| WDC - Space Weather, Australia | Space sciences Ionosphere, Solar observations, Geomagnetism, Solar–Terrestrial physics, Space weather |
Yes |
| NSIDC DAAC | Earth sciences Geography Cryosphere |
Yes |
| Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center (ORNL DAAC) | Earth sciences Geography Environmental studies and forestry Terrestrial ecology, Biogeochemical dynamics, Ecological data, Environmental processes |
Yes |
| World Stress Map Project | Earth sciences Geophysics, Geochemistry, Geology, Natural resources |
Yes |
| WDC - NSIDC | Earth sciences Cultural and ethnic studies Geography Polar regions and cryosphere |
Yes |
| WDC - Ionosphere and Space Weather | Space sciences Earth sciences Ionosphere, Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Space weather |
Yes |
| Ukrainian Geospatial Data Center | Earth sciences Computer sciences Mathematics |
Yes |
| Data Centre for Geography, Moscow | Geography Structure and evolution of environmental systems, Impact on the environment, Sustainable management of resources, Human geography of Russia and foreign countries, Interaction between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere, Cartography, geoinformatics, and remote sensing, Geographical and geoecological education |
Pending |
| WDC - Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) | Earth sciences Geography Systems science Environmental studies and forestry Remote sensing, Land change science, Land change monitoring, assessment, and prediction |
Yes |
| The Language Archive | Cultural and ethnic studies Psychology Languages and linguistics Anthropology |
Yes |
| World Data Service for Paleoclimatology | Earth sciences Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology, Global change |
Yes |
| DataFirst | Cultural and ethnic studies Economics Gender and sexuality studies Geography Political science Psychology Sociology Agriculture Environmental studies and forestry Family and consumer science Health sciences Transportation Area studies |
Yes |
| WFCC - MIRCEN World Data Centre for Microorganisms | Life sciences Microbiology |
Yes |
| Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (GES DISC) | Earth sciences Physics Geography Computer sciences Agriculture Engineering Atmospheric Science, Precipitation, Hydrology, Global modelling, Information science, Systems engineering |
Yes |
| Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) | Space sciences Earth sciences Physics Geodesy, Space Geodesy |
Yes |
| National Space Science Data Center(NSSDC) of China | Astronomy Space sciences Computer sciences Space physics, Space weather, Planetary science |
Yes |
| Cold and Arid Regions Science Data Center at Lanzhou (CARD) | Earth sciences Geography |
Yes |
| Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC) | Earth sciences Computer sciences Systems science Environmental studies and forestry Hydrologic cycle, Lightning, Severe weather |
Yes |
| Italian Centre for Astronomical Archive - IA2 | Astronomy Space sciences |
Pending |
| Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) | Economics Gender and sexuality studies Geography Political science Psychology Sociology Statistics Family and consumer science Health sciences History Aging, Criminal justice, Demography, Education, Law, Substance abuse... |
Yes |
| Atmospheric Science Data Center (Distributed Active Archive Center) | Earth sciences Atmospheric science, Clouds, Aerosols, Tropospheric chemistry |
Yes |
| WDC - Geomagnetism, Mumbai | Physics Earth sciences Space sciences Geomagnetism, Solid earth geomagnetism and upper atmospheric science, Aeronomy |
Yes |
| Canadian Astronomy Data Centre/ Canadian Virtual Observatory | Astronomy Space sciences |
Pending |
| Alaska Satellite Facility | Earth sciences Geography Area studies Cryosphere, Polar processes, Solid Earth, Magnetosphere, Alaska geography |
Yes |
| Ocean Networks Canada | Earth sciences Computer sciences Ocean sciences, Geophysics, Ocean physics, Marine biology, Biochemistry, Marine engineering |
Yes |
| Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) | Earth sciences Chemistry Cultural and ethnic studies Economics Geography Political science Sociology Computer sciences Statistics Systems science Agriculture Architecture and design Business Engineering Environmental studies and forestry Health sciences Transportation Anthropology Area studies Environmental science, Sustainability science, Climate science, Information system science |
Yes |
| UNAVCO, Inc. | Earth sciences Geodesy |
Yes |
| Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center | Earth sciences Geography Agriculture Environmental studies and forestry, Land cover, Land change, Land processes |
Yes |
| Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) | Earth sciences Physics Sea level, Climate change, Oceanography, Geodesy |
Yes |
| DANS | Life sciences Economics Gender and sexuality studies Political science Psychology Sociology Health sciences History Languages and linguistics Anthropology Archaeology Behavioural sciences; socio-cultural sciences; Geospatial Sciences; Communication sciences; Demography |
Yes |
| Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University | Astronomy Space sciences Earth sciences Engineering |
Yes |
| The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre | Chemistry Crystallography |
Yes |
| Global Biodiversity Information Facility | Life sciences |
Yes |
| WDC for Geophysics, Beijing | Space sciences Earth sciences |
Yes |
| Global Change Research Data Publishing and Repository | Earth sciences Economics Geography Agriculture Environmental studies and forestry History Area studies Geo-ecosystems |
Yes |
| Canadian Cryospheric Information Network/Polar Data Catalogue | Earth sciences Life sciences Chemistry Cultural and ethnic studies Economics Geography Sociology Environmental studies and forestry Family and consumer science Health sciences Transportation History Anthropology Archaeology Cryosphere, Polar, Data Science |
Yes |
| Swedish National Data Service | Cultural and ethnic studies Economics Geography Political science Statistics Environmental studies and forestry Family and consumer science Health sciences Archaeology |
Yes |
| Centre for Astronomical Data of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences | Astronomy Space sciences |
Pending |
| Ocean Biology Data Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC) | Earth sciences Life sciences Environmental studies and forestry Health sciences |
Yes |
| Neotoma Paleoecological Database | Earth sciences Life sciences Geography Environmental studies and forestry Anthropology Archaeology |
Yes |
| ImmPort Repository | Life sciences |
Yes |
| Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) | Life sciences Structural Biology |
Yes |
| Australian Data Archive | Cultural and ethnic studies Economics Gender and sexuality studies Political science Psychology Sociology Business Family and consumer science Health sciences Transportation History Area studies Social Science |
Pending |
| National Geoscience Data Centre | Earth sciences |
Pending |
| California Digital Library | Astronomy Space sciences Earth sciences Life sciences Chemistry Physics Cultural and ethnic studies Economics Gender and sexuality studies Geography Political science Psychology Sociology Computer sciences Mathematics Statistics Systems science Agriculture Architecture and design Business Engineering Environmental studies and forestry Family and consumer science Health sciences Transportation History Languages and linguistics Anthropology Archaeology Area studies |
Pending |
| Digital Repository of Ireland | Cultural and ethnic studies Economics Gender and sexuality studies Geography Political science Psychology Sociology Architecture and design Business Family and consumer science History Languages and linguistics Anthropology Archaeology Area studies Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) |
Pending |
| Norwegian Marine Data Centre (NMD) | Earth sciences Oceanography |
Pending |
| Survey Research Data Archive | Cultural and ethnic studies Economics Gender and sexuality studies Geography Political science Psychology Sociology Statistics Business Family and consumer science Health sciences Transportation History Languages and linguistics Area studies |
Yes |
| Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center | Earth sciences Oceanography |
Yes |
| National Center for Atmospheric Research | Earth sciences Atmospheric and Oceanic sciences |
Yes |
| Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive & Distribution System (LAADS) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) | Earth sciences |
Pending |
| The Environmental Information Data Centre | Earth sciences Life sciences Environmental studies and forestry |
Yes |
| Pacific and Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC) | Cultural and ethnic studies Languages and linguistics Anthropology Musicology |
Yes |
| Archaeology Data Service | Environmental studies and forestry Anthropology Archaeology |
Yes |
| ARM Data Center | Earth sciences atmospheric science, climate science |
Pending |
| Geoscientific Data & Discovery Publishing System | Earth sciences Engineering Geological Data Sciences |
Yes |
| Odum Institute Data Archive | Economics Political science Sociology Social sciences |
Yes |
# Full WDS membership is only attained once a Letter of Agreement (or a similar document) has been signed between the candidate Regular Member and ISC.
Former Regular Members
The following organizations were previously certified by the WDS Scientific Committee as Regular Members, but have regretfully since had to resign their membership.
| Organization Name | Date of Resignation | Reason for Resignation |
|---|---|---|
| WDC - Rockets, Satellites and Earth Rotation | 24 Oct 2015 | Closure due to change in interests by host institute |
| Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network | 03 Nov 2015 | Severe staff limitations |
| Environment Climate Data Sweden | 01 Jan 2018 | Integrated into the Swedish National Data Service |
