Repository details

ShareGeo Open

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Name of repository
ShareGeo Open
Additional name(s)
  • Edinburgh DataShare
Repository URL
https://datashare.ed.ac.uk/
Subject(s)
Description
ShareGeo Open was a repository of geospatial data, previously hosted by EDINA. ShareGeo Open has been discontinued, so its datasets have been migrated to this Edinburgh DataShare Collection, for preservation, in accordance with the agreement signed by all ShareGeo depositors.
Contact(s)
  • administrative: edina@ed.ac.uk
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository type(s)
  • institutional
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://datashare.ed.ac.uk/handle/10283/2345
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider
  • serviceProvider

Dates

Started
2010
Closed
2025

Institutions (2)

Institution name
Joint Information Systems Committee
Additional name(s)
  • JISC
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
End date of responsibility
2010
Institution name
University of Edinburgh
Institution identifier(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2010

Policies (1)

Policy name
Research Data Management Policy

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database license
CC

Data access (1)

Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (2)

Data license
CC
Data license
ODC

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
DataShare depositor agreement
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • hdl
Name of the repository software
  • DSpace

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard
Dublin Core

Remarks

Remarks
ShareGeo open is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. ShareGeo parts in 2 sections: ShareGeo Open and ShareGeo digimap; Digimap is a service offering free access to maps and geospatial data from a number of national data providers only for users from subscribing UK universities and colleges.
Entry date
2012-09-28
Last update
2026-01-20
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re3data.org: ShareGeo Open; editing status 2026-01-20; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R3KS34 last accessed: 2026-06-22