Repository details

Marine Geoscience Data System

Name of repository
Marine Geoscience Data System
Additional name(s)
  • MGDS
Repository URL
https://www.marine-geo.org/library/
Subject(s)
Description
The Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS) is a trusted data repository that provides free public access to a curated collection of marine geophysical data products and complementary data related to understanding the formation and evolution of the seafloor and sub-seafloor. Developed and operated by domain scientists and technical specialists with deep knowledge about the creation, analysis and scientific interpretation of marine geoscience data, the system makes available a digital library of data files described by a rich curated metadata catalog. MGDS provides tools and services for the discovery and download of data collected throughout the global oceans. Primary data types are geophysical field data including active source seismic data, potential field, bathymetry, sidescan sonar, near-bottom imagery, other seafloor senor data as well as a diverse array of processed data and interpreted data products (e.g. seismic interpretations, microseismicity catalogs, geologic maps and interpretations, photomosaics and visualizations). Our data resources support scientists working broadly on solid earth science problems ranging from mid-ocean ridge, subduction zone and hotspot processes, to geohazards, continental margin evolution, sediment transport at glaciated and unglaciated margins.
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Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository type(s)
  • institutional
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://www.marine-geo.org/about/overview.php/
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • serviceProvider
  • dataProvider

Institutions (3)

Institution
Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Marine Geoscience Data System
Additional name(s)
  • MGDS
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance
Additional name(s)
  • IEDA
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
Type of institution
non-profit
Institution
National Science Foundation
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit

Policies (1)

Policy Name
Terms of use

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database License
CC

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration
Type of access to data
open

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
CC
DataLicense
other

Data upload (1)

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

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Data Submission Guidelines
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Name of the repository software
  • unknown
Data citation guideline
https://www.marine-geo.org/about/publication.php
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

Type
REST
Url
https://www.marine-geo.org/tools/web_services.php

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard
ISO 19115

Remarks

Remarks
MGDS is covered by Thomson Reuters Data Citation Index. is covered by Elsevier. The Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS), part of the Interdisciplinary Earth Data Alliance (IEDA) facility, provides access to data portals for the NSF-supported Ridge 2000, MARGINS, and GeoPRISMS programs, the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Data Synthesis, the Global Multi-Resolution Topography Synthesis, and Seismic Reflection Field Data Portal. These portals were developed and are maintained as a single integrated system, providing free public access to a wide variety of primarily marine geoscience data collected during expeditions throughout the global oceans. In addition to these Data Portals, MGDS also hosts the US Antarctic Program Data Coordination Center (USAP-DCC) which provides tools to help scientists find Antarctic data of interest and satisfy their obligation to share data under the NSF Office of Polar Programs (OPP) data policy. Partners: Earth Chem; Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, LDEO Ccore Repository, Acedemic Seismic Portal at UTIG; National Geophyisical Data Center; Geosciences Web Services.
Entry date
2013-05-16
Last update
2025-09-24
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re3data.org: Marine Geoscience Data System; editing status 2025-09-24; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. https://doi.org/10.17616/R38C83 last accessed: 2025-10-15