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1. Database of the Geological Surveys Organisations of the world

   Click here to download the excel database with contact details of the Geological Surveys Organisations of the world.

2. Directory of Geoscience Organizations of the World

   The most complete list of geological surveys and organizations of the World as provided by Geological Survey of Japan.

3. China Geological Survey

   China Geological Survey is a government-owned non-profit entity in para-ministerial level. In conformity with the plan of national land and resources investigation of the central Government, CGS is responsible for the centralized deployment and organizing implementation of nation's basic, public and strategic geological investigation and mineral exploration, providing basic geological information and data for national economy and social development and offering public-good service for the society.

4. Geological Survey of Israel

   The Geological Survey of Israel (GSI), founded in 1949, is a government institute operating under the Earth Science Research Administration within the Ministry of National Infrastructures, and is involved in earth science research and development in the broadest senses, adapting itself to the changing needs of a small and dynamic country. The objectives of the GSI are: to document, study and conduct research in all aspects of the country's geology, to act as an advisory body to all government branches and major public and private enterprises, to maintain a national and regional earth sciences data base, and to maintain an analytical infrastructure.

5. European Consortium for Ocean Research Drilling

   Ocean-floor drilling provides essential material for the study of climate change, bio-diversity, geophysics and geodynamics. ECORD has been formed to join the international Integrated Ocean Drilling Program - IODP under a single European banner alongside U.S.A, Japan, Korea and China and to provide support for mission-specific platforms (MSPs).