This is constantly changing, so not necessarily completely up to date.
The SAON Data Catalogue is generated by harvesting information on available datasets from a number of data centres. The mechanisms used in the harvest are indicated here and the recommended data documentation standards are indicated here.
The actual data centres that are being harvested are listed below (alphabetical order, links to be added for each data centre):
| Data centre | Location | Comment | Types of data |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWI / PANGAEA | DE | Harvested, information on which project to harvest is required. | Generic repository |
| CAFF | Exploring possibilities | ||
| CCADI | CA | Exploring possibilities, aggregating Canadian stations | |
| CNR Italian Arctic Data Centre | IT | Harvested | Generic repository |
| Institute of Marine Research / NMDC | NO | Harvested | Oceanography |
| COAT | NO | In progress | Biodiversity |
| EUMETSAT | INT | In progress | Remote sensing |
| FMI | FI | In progress | Atmosphere, Cryosphere, Remote sensing |
| ICOS | EU | Exploring possibilities | CO2 |
| IGPAS | PL | No catalogue available, harvesting directly from datasets | Atmosphere, cryosphere |
| IOPAN | PL | Harvested | Oceanography |
| KOPRI | KR | In progress, no direct link to data in discovery metadata. | Generic repository |
| NCPOR | IN | Exploring possibilities | Generic repository |
| NILU / EBAS | NO | Harvested | Atmospheric composition |
| NIPR / ADS | JP | Harvested | Generic repository |
| NSF Arctic Data Centre | US | Exploring possibilities | |
| NSIDC | US | Harvested | Cryosphere |
| Norwegian Meteorological Institute / Arctic Data Centre | NO | Harvested | Meteorology, oceanography, cryosphere |
| Norwegian Polar Institute | NO | Harvested | Generic repository |
| UKPDC | UK | Harvested | Generic repository |
| University of Silesia / Polish Polar Database | PL | Harvested | Generic repository |
| World Glacier Monitoring Service | CH | Harvested | Cryosphere |
Datasets from the data centres listed above are actively harvested into the data catalogue or in the process of being added to the catalogue.