Membership
Partner Members
Partner Members are organizations that are not data stewards or data analysis services, but that contribute support or funding to WDS and/or WDS Members (e.g., International Scientific Unions of ISC supporting data services, and public and private agencies that provide technical or financial support).
WDS currently has 11 Partner Members.
| Member Name | Field(s) | LoA# |
|---|---|---|
| International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics | International scientific union |
Yes |
| International Environmental Data Rescue Organization (IEDRO) | Data rescue |
Yes |
| DataCite | Data access, citation, and archiving |
Yes |
| Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) | Networked data community |
Yes |
| Scientific Committee On Solar Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP) | Space sciences Earth sciences |
Yes |
| Global Geodetic Observing System | Space sciences Earth sciences Geodesy |
Yes |
| ORCID | Registry of Persistent Identifiers |
Yes |
| Southern Ocean Observing System | Earth sciences Life sciences Chemistry Physics Geography Statistics Systems science Environmental studies and forestry |
Yes |
| OpenAIRE | Scientific Research & Data Open Access Initiative |
Yes |
| PAGES (Past Global Changes) | Earth sciences environmental sciences; natural and human sciences |
Yes |
| Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) | Earth sciences Life sciences Cultural and ethnic studies Geography Political science Systems science Agriculture Environmental studies and forestry History Anthropology Archaeology |
Pending |
# Full WDS membership is only attained once a Letter of Agreement (or a similar document) has been signed between the candidate Partner Member and ISC.
