Estonia’s Geocollections portal provides open-access geoscience data, including specimens, localities, samples, drill cores, analyses, and photos.

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Geocollections is a web portal for geoscience data from Estonia, provided through the NATARC research infrastructure and the SARV data platform. It provides search of specimens, localities, samples, drill cores, analyses, photos and related datasets, and links to other Estonian geoscience data sources.

The portal lists 314,000+ specimens, 13,800+ localities, 182,000+ samples, 400+ drill cores, 267,000+ analyses and 16,800+ photos. Materials are described as mostly for free usage under a CC BY-SA licence, unless indicated otherwise.

Key features

  • Search Estonian specimens, samples, localities and drill cores
  • Browse analytical data, datasets, taxa and stratigraphy records
  • View geological photo archive and specimen preparations
  • Access Estonian geoscience literature database
  • Link to Geological Survey report archive and maps
  • Access peat database, stratotype sections and fossil collections
Best for: Researchers, students and professionals who need open geoscience data about Estonia.
Good for
  • Provides open access to Estonian geoscience data through NATARC and SARV
  • Covers specimens, samples, analyses, localities and photos in one portal
  • Materials are mostly available for free reuse under CC BY-SA
Watch out for
  • Some materials may have different usage terms than the stated CC BY-SA licence

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Last checked
Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
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Oct 5, 2026

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Geoscience data from Estonia.
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Materials are mostly for free usage under CC BY-SA, unless indicated otherwise.
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