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Nature 447, 1037 (28 June 2007) | doi:10.1038/4471037a; Published online 27 June 2007

Geophysicists combine forces

Rex Dalton

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Fresh drive to get data online for all.

An ambitious programme aimed at freeing up Earth-science data for researchers and educators worldwide will be launched next week at the quadrennial meeting of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics in Perugia, Italy. It is one of several efforts by geoscientists to improve access to geophysical data on the web.