On July 22nd, we released a new version of SESAR². The release includes a number of new features, enhancements, and improvements.

We have added a new feature which allows you to login into your MySESAR Dashboard using your ORCiD.  If you have not already, please add your ORCiD ID to your MySESAR profile to use this new feature. We will continue to support GeoPass for shared accounts and for users who do not have ORCiDs. For more information, see our FAQ section on ORCiDs and MySESAR.  

To ensure quality of registered sample metadata, we have added a new feature where new users will need to request access to our Web Services. SESAR² curators will review metadata mapping with new users before permitting access to the Web Services.  Existing accounts do not need to undergo this review.

The release also includes a number of enhancements and bug fixes.  You can review the full list on the SESAR² Release Notes page.

If you have questions or comments about the new capabilities or SESAR² in general, please contact info@54.224.199.193

SESAR² 8.0.0 Released

SESAR² is scheduled for a new release which will impact services on Thursday, July 22nd, 2021, between 9:00am and 5:00pm EDT. During the scheduled release, the MySESAR dashboard, SESAR² web services, and the SESAR² Catalog Search will be unavailable. 

In the release, we are adding a feature which will allow you to log into MySESAR using your ORCiD.  To prepare for the release, please add your ORCiD to your user profile.

If you have included your ORCiD in your EarthChem account, we have already migrated your ORCiD to your MySESAR account.  Please verify that the information is correct.

If your account is shared by multiple individuals (e.g., for a sample repository), please do not add an ORCiD to the profile. Please check our best practices for shared MySESAR accounts for more information.

We strongly encourage you to use ORCiD to log into MySESAR.  In the foreseeable future we will continue to support GeoPass for shared accounts and for users, who do not have ORCiDs.

If you have questions regarding the addition of ORCiD as a login method for MySESAR please email info@54.224.199.193

SESAR² Maintenance scheduled for July 22nd

SESAR² is happy to announce that its new website has been launched on May 3, 2021. The new website provides updates to content and structure that document SESAR²’s mission to serve all members of the greater sample community and to support, in the best way possible, community-based efforts to establish and promote best practices for registering sample metadata. The new web site features an improved user interface with clearer navigation and concise communication. Updates made to the website highlight the diverse range of backgrounds that our users come from. 

Newly featured content on the website includes:

Resources pages containing new content tailored for Researchers and Institutions with information on best practices for SESAR²’s samples registration, use of the IGSN, and metadata management services and a new space on GitHub for Developers.

Updated Tutorials for how to use MySESAR and register samples.

Information about the benefits and services that SESAR² provides, including its role as an IGSN allocating agent. 

We hope that you enjoy clicking around our new website. If you have any comments or  feedback regarding the website please fill out this form.

Announcing SESAR²’s new website!

Join our Introducing SESAR "2.0" Webinar

We’re thrilled to announce that SESAR “2.0” and our new website are officially live. This release is the biggest update to SESAR since its 2004 founding, with new and improved functionality and UI.

Our new guide provides more information on how to use SESAR and documents our updated vocabularies and metadata schema. 

If you want to get familiar and practice registering samples, please use our sandbox. These samples will not be officially registered and can be used as your personal scratch space.

As part of our revamp, all users are now subscribed to a user listserv. We will be sending periodic emails to our users with system updates and notifications. 

Additionally, we have two webinar sessions to showcase these upgrades:

To sign up for the webinar, please fill out this form. Once you do, we will send a calendar invite. 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to us at info@geosamples.org.

Thank you,
SESAR Team

Introducing SESAR "2.0" and Webinars Dates

If you run into any issues or have feedback, please reach out to info@geosamples.org. Be sure to join one of our webinar sessions Introducing SESAR "2.0" on October 8th and 9th!

MySESAR is now live!

The Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) that has been developed and maintained by NOAA’s NCEI, has been decommissioned and will no longer be accessible on the NCEI web site starting May 5, 2025. In order to ensure continued access and updates to the IMLGS, SESAR and NCEI have agreed that SESAR will take over stewardship of this resource. SESAR staff is working with NCEI and the marine and lacustrine repository community to ensure persistence of this valuable resource. 

SESAR is planning a phased approach to continuing the services of the IMLGS: 

Phase Ia (completed December 1, 2025): Provide access to the current content of the IMLGS. SESAR will create a user interface for searching the current IMLGS and displaying search results. The priority is to make the contents of the IMLGS accessible again as quickly as possible and minimize downtime after the May 5 shutdown of NCEI-based Interactive Map Tool.

Phase Ib (completed February 10, 2026): SESAR has assumed management of the IMLGS Curators Listserv, previously hosted by NCEI. This listserv is an unmoderated forum for discussion and announcements related to the Curators group and Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) database. To join the listserv, request to join here (log in to a Google email account first, or email info@geosamples.org to be manually added to the list): https://groups.google.com/a/geosamples.org/g/imlgs

Phase II (in progress, requires additional funding): Fully integrate the IMLGS services with SESAR. SESAR is starting to work with NCEI and contributing sample repositories to understand their needs and desires for a streamlined data ingest process and user needs for search. Based on these needs and desires, we will generate an implementation plan and try to identify sources of funding to perform the necessary technical developments.

Please note that much of the IMLGS data remains accessible also via GeoMapApp here.

We are grateful for the many notes of support we have received from the community reiterating the importance of the IMLGS resource and expressing gratitude to SESAR for helping to steward this resource in the future. We thank the community for your continued support and patience with this transition. 

If you have questions or comments, please reach out to us at info@geosamples.org.

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SESAR² Maintenance scheduled for July 22nd

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