{"id":530,"date":"2025-07-28T13:56:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T12:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/ngdc\/?page_id=530"},"modified":"2025-11-10T07:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T07:55:42","slug":"core-trust-seal-ngdc-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/ngdc\/core-trust-seal-ngdc-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Trust Seal \u2014 NGDC accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Core Trust Seal \u2014 NGDC accreditation<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/ngdc\/core-trust-seal-ngdc-accreditation\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Core%20Trust%20Seal%20\u2014%20NGDC%20accreditation&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/ngdc\/core-trust-seal-ngdc-accreditation\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/ngdc\/core-trust-seal-ngdc-accreditation\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Core%20Trust%20Seal%20\u2014%20NGDC%20accreditation&#038;body=CoreTrustSeal%20certification%20is%20both%20rigorous%20and%20nontrivial;%20only%20those%20data%20repositories%20of%20a%20sufficiently%20high%20standard%20are%20certificated.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/ngdc\/core-trust-seal-ngdc-accreditation\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/ngdc\/core-trust-seal-ngdc-accreditation\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NGDC awarded Core Trust Seal certification<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coretrustseal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Core Trust Seal<\/a>, initiated by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/worlddatasystem.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">World Data System<\/a> (WDS)\u00a0of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/council.science\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Science Council<\/a>\u00a0and the Data Seal of Approval (DSA), is an international, community-driven, non-governmental and non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable and trustworthy data infrastructures.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoreTrustSeal certification is both rigorous and nontrivial; only those data repositories of a sufficiently high standard are certificated. To achieve Core Trust Seal certification, a data repository must provide evidence that it adheres to good practices and meets specific standards. This process involves conducting an internal self-assessment, which is subsequently reviewed by community peers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Collecting scientific data requires significant resources, making careful management, curation and archiving essential to preserving its value for future use. Certification ensures that data repositories are dependable and resilient, enabling them to continue sharing data over the long term. This benefits the broader data community, including researchers, repositories and end users, by enhancing the quality and transparency of processes, raising awareness and fostering compliance with established standards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"wysiwyg-4171-block_498632285221550c21af30d568ef3549\" class=\"  \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 responsive-table\"><table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/dataverse.nl\/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.34894\/YASYML\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/ngdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Core_Trust_Seal_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Core Trust Seal logo\" width=\"252\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>Further information on accreditation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dataverse.nl\/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.34894\/YASYML\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Geoscience Data Centre CoreTrustSeal Requirements 2023-2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CoreTrustSeal certification is both rigorous and nontrivial; 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