Geo-Seas

The mission of Geo-Seas is to provide users means to to identify, locate and access pan-European, harmonised and federated marine geological and geophysical datasets and derived data products held by the data centres through a single common data portal.The aims of Geo-Seas are aligned with European directives and recent large-scale framework programmes on global and European scales, such as GEOSS and GMES, EMODNET and INSPIRE. Geo-Seas is expanding the existing SeaDataNet marine and ocean data management infrastructure to handle marine geological and geophysical data, data products and services, creating a joint infrastructure covering both oceanographic and marine geoscientific data. Common data standards and exchange formats are agreed and implemented across the data centres. Geo-Seas is adopting and adapting SeaDataNet standards and tools. Geo-Seas also takes into account the experience and developments arising from international geological projects, such as, OneGeology and GeoSciML. Many of the Geo-Seas partners are also partners in these international projects. Moreover existing international standards are included in the formulation of common standards. The new infrastructure is promoted to research communities, and new data products and services will be developed following consultations on research requirements. Other geological and geophysical organisations are encouraged to adopt the Geo-Seas protocols, standards and tools.