Repository details
World Stress Map
Name of repository
World Stress Map
Additional name(s)
- Weltkarte der tektonischen Spannungen
- WSM
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The World Stress Map (WSM) is a global compilation of information on the crustal present-day stress field maintained since 2009 at the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. It is a collaborative project between academia and industry that aims to characterize the crustal stress pattern and to understand the stress sources. All stress information is analysed and compiled in a standardized format and quality-ranked for reliability and comparability on a global scale.
The WSM is an open-access public database and is used by various academic and industrial institutions working in a wide range of Earth science disciplines such as geodynamics, hazard assessment, hydrocarbon exploitations and engineering.
Contact(s)
- administrative: heidbach@gfz-potsdam.de
- administrative: https://www.world-stress-map.org/contact
Certificate(s)
Keyword(s)
Repository size
42.870 data records
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
Institutions (3)
Additional name(s)
- GFZ
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam - Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum GFZ
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- technical
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- ICSU WDS
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Additional name(s)
- KIT
- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- general
Type of institution
non-profit
Policies (2)
Policy Name
Policy Name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (2)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
- registration
Data upload license (1)
Data upload license name
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
Name of the repository software
- unknown
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Quality management
yes
Application programming interfaces (1)
Metadata standards (3)
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Metadata standard
Remarks
Remarks
The WSM commenced in 1986 as a project of the International Lithosphere Program (ILP) under the leadership of Mary-Lou Zoback. From 1995-2008 it was a project of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities headed by Karl Fuchs and Friedemann Wenzel. Since 2012 the WSM is a member of the ICSU World Data System.
Entry date
2014-02-17
Last update
2025-01-24
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