GEOROC Database

What's New

Since GEOROC has moved from the Max Planck Institute in Mainz and is now curated by the DIGIS project (funded by the German Science Foundation since 2021) at the Göttingen Geoscience Center (GZG) at University Göttingen and the University and State Library (SUB).

So far, the DIGIS project for GEOROC 2.0 has achieved these goals:

  • The GEOROC Database has been migrated in 2021 from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, where it was developed and curated for over two decades, to Göttingen University.
  • We updated the look and feel of the old GEOROC website. However, this update is a temporary measure and we will be launching an entirely new web interface for GEOROC 2.0 for testing by the end of 2024 and expect full functionality by mid 2025.
  • A new data model was developed allowing (re-) connecting the GEOROC database to the EarthChem Portal.
  • An amended metadata scheme, including trusted and published machine-readable vocabularies is being established in compliance with FAIR principles, based on the ODM2 and EarthChem data models. DIGIS and EarthChem both participate in the OneGeochemistry initiative aiming to create global standards for geochemical data.
  • API access the database was established (presently in testing).
  • We have set up the GEOROC Data Repository at GFZ Data Services to enable data contributions from the community. Authors can submit new analytical data as well as data compilations.
  • Precompiled Files are now hosted in this repository, providing a clear format for citation of the exact version of data you have downloaded.
  • We have refreshed the Expert Datasets: These are author-provided data compilations available through the GEOROC Data Repository.
  • During the second funding phase of the DIGIS project (expected for 2025-2028) the new website will provide users with new and exciting tools for data analysis.

Here you can find further information on the DIGIS project and the DIGIS-Team.