Membership
Network Members
Network Members are umbrella bodies representing groups of data stewardship organizations and/or data analysis services, some of which may or may not be WDS Regular Members. Usually serve as coordinating agents for nodes that have common characteristics and mostly common disciplines (e.g., International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange).
ICSU-WDS currently has 11 Network Members.
| Member Name | Field(s) | LoA# |
|---|---|---|
| International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry | Space sciences Earth sciences Geodesy, Astrometry |
Yes |
| International Laser Ranging Service | Space sciences Earth sciences Physics Geodesy, Space Geodesy |
Yes |
| International GNSS Service | Space sciences Earth sciences Geodesy, GPS, GNSS, Precise positioning, navigation, and timing |
Yes |
| International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) | Astronomy |
Yes |
| International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) | Earth sciences Oceanography |
Yes |
| NASA ESDIS Project | Earth sciences Physics Geography Computer sciences Mathematics Systems science Engineering Environmental studies and forestry |
Yes |
| International Space Environment Service (ISES) | Earth sciences Space sciences Space weather, Solar-Terrestrial physics |
Yes |
| CLARIN ERIC | Cultural and ethnic studies Political science Psychology Sociology Statistics History Languages and linguistics |
Pending |
| International DORIS Service | Earth sciences Space sciences Geodesy, Geophysics |
Yes |
| INTERMAGNET | Space sciences Earth sciences |
Yes |
| NERC Environmental Data Centres | Space sciences Earth sciences Life sciences Chemistry Geography Agriculture Environmental studies and forestry Marine, Atmospheric, Terrestrial, Freshwater, Geoscience, Polar, Cryosphere |
Yes |
# Full WDS membership is only attained once a Letter of Agreement (or a similar document) is signed between the candidate Network Member and ICSU.
