Services Overview
SESAR‘s services support a community of scientific researchers who value open access, discovery and sharing of samples and sample metadata in an effort to promote a workplace of collaboration.
SESAR’s services are developed and operated with and for a diverse community that includes:
- Researchers who collect, curate, and use samples in their research projects, and publish sample-based observations and measurements
- Institutions that house and manage research sample collections, including sample or core repositories, museums, research departments, laboratories, and others
- Developers and data management specialists, who build and maintain data infrastructure for sample data and metadata
- Publishers of Earth, environmental, and planetary science journals, who support open, transparent, and reproducible science
- Funders who support the collection, analysis, and curation of physical samples
What we offer:
- Archival of sample metadata - SESAR is a data repository dedicated to archiving FAIR sample metadata
- IGSN ID minting -
- Sample management web platform - easily keep track of your sample collections, add documentation and photos, and link related data and publications
- Global sample catalog - discover samples in curated and uncurated collections across the world
Use of SESAR’s services is free for individual researchers funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. Usage fees may apply for large U.S. or international collections (read more here).
