Membership of OneGeology is conveyed to accepted signatories of the OneGeology Accords adopted in 2007 (and as amended in 2017) in Brighton, United Kingdom. For practical purposes, an email commitment from a recognised representative of a recognised organisation is all that is formally required. All members have the rights and responsibilities referred to in the Brighton accord.
Membership of OneGeology conveys many benefits including:
- access to the world’s leading digital data management technology and resources
- assisting in compliance with emerging technical designs and standards
- opportunities to interact and work directly with the leading organisations and individuals in the digital geoscience data world
- eligibility to participate in working groups and committees
- ensuring that the data and services delivered by national and state/provincial/territorial surveys are available on a high-profile, global platform
- leveragaing member organisations’ research, survey and service contribution through its global presence, and its track record in spawning projects supported by regional and national funding agencies
- help to drive the direction of geoscience cyber infrastructure to clearly define the problems, establish the solution criteria and set priorities
Members who wish to ensure the continuation and progressive enhancement of OneGeology and be involved with technical evolution and governance sign the OneGeology Consortium Agreement and pay annual subscriptions for one of three subscribing memberships: Principal, Associate and Corporate.
| Membership type |
Fee/obligation |
Involvement/benefits |
| Affiliate-technical |
- Free
- Signed agreement to principles of the Brighton Accord
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- Organisation may provide data services (but not mandated to do so)
- Representation on the Technical Implementation Group (TIG) and ad hoc other technical working groups
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| Principal |
- Organisations with fewer than 100 staff: £5000 per annum
- Organisations with more than 100 staff: £10 000 per annum
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- Representative on the OneGeology Strategic Steering Committee (OSSC)
- Representative on the OneGeology Operational Group (OOG)
- Vote on governance and financial issues
- Organisation may provide data services (but not mandated to do so)
- Representation on the Technical Implementation Group (TIG) and ad hoc other technical working groups
- Receive all OneGeology correspondence and participate in OneGeology activities
- Access to global OneGeology contacts (geological survey organisations, geoscience organisations, etc.)
- Participate in 'shaping' the OneGeology development
- Eligible to send up to four representatives to attend an exclusive annual technical and strategic review of technologies and deployments offered by the OneGeology consortium
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| Associate |
- The fee for associate membership will be agreed by the OneGeology Strategic Steering Committee and will vary, depending on the size of the group and organisations involved, following the principles above
- Any group acting as an umbrella for several organisations
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- Organisation may provide data services (but not mandated to do so)
- Representative on the OneGeology Operational Group (OOG)
- Representation on the Technical Implementation Group (TIG) and ad hoc other technical working groups
- Receive all OneGeology correspondence and participate in OneGeology activities
- Access to global OneGeology contacts (geological survey organisations, geoscience organisations, etc.)
- Participate in 'shaping' the OneGeology development
- Eligible to send up to four representatives to attend an exclusive annual technical and strategic review of technologies and deployments offered by the OneGeology consortium
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- All paying members will be expected to sign up to the OneGeology Consortium Agreement
- Membership in OneGeology is non-lapsing but resignation is effective with 30 days of written notice to the administration
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