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Investigators or curators, as well as institutions, archives, and museums will be able to register their samples either individually or in batches by providing a minimum set of metadata about each sample. These metadata include sample location (latitude, longitude, elevation), date of collection, collector, sample type (e.g. sediment, igneous rock, mineral, fossil), and given sample name. If these data are not available, which is the case for many old samples, sample name and owner will suffice.

To register a large number of samples

Visit our Batch Registration Forms page and download the spreadsheet(s) that suits your samples. Reminder: fill in as much or as little information available about the sample. Email filled spreadsheets to sesar@ciesin.columbia.edu.

To register individual samples

Login at our interactive sample registration page to begin.

If you have questions or need additional help, contact us at sesar@ciesin.columbia.edu.