PANGAEA

name: PANGAEA
description: PANGAEA is a data publisher and library for earth and environmental science, providing open access to geoscientific
  datasets including ocean data, climate records, sediment cores, and environmental measurements from scientific expeditions
  worldwide.
image: https://www.pangaea.de/assets/img/pangaea-logo.png
tags:
- Earth Science
- Ocean Data
- Climate Records
- Environmental Science
- Geoscience
- Open Data
- Scientific Data
url: https://www.pangaea.de/
baseURL: https://ws.pangaea.de/
humanURL: https://www.pangaea.de/
contact:
- FN: PANGAEA Technical Support
  email: tech@pangaea.de
apis:
- name: PANGAEA Elasticsearch Search API
  description: Full-text and faceted search across PANGAEA's 445,000+ geoscientific datasets using Elasticsearch. Supports
    spatial bounding box queries, temporal filtering, topic classification, and author/campaign searches. Returns dataset
    metadata including DOIs, geographic coverage, temporal ranges, and data point counts.
  humanURL: https://wiki.pangaea.de/wiki/PANGAEA_search
  baseURL: https://ws.pangaea.de/es/pangaea/panmd/_search
  tags:
  - Search
  - Datasets
  - Metadata
  - Elasticsearch
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://wiki.pangaea.de/wiki/PANGAEA_search
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://ws.pangaea.de/es/pangaea/panmd/_search
  contact:
  - FN: PANGAEA Technical Support
    email: tech@pangaea.de
- name: PANGAEA OAI-PMH Metadata Harvesting API
  description: OAI-PMH 2.0 compliant endpoint for harvesting metadata from PANGAEA's dataset repository. Supports multiple
    metadata formats including JSON-LD, DataCite XML, Dublin Core XML, ISO 19115/19139, and DIF/FGDC. Enables systematic harvesting
    of dataset records from January 2015 onward.
  humanURL: https://www.pangaea.de/about/services.php
  baseURL: https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider
  tags:
  - OAI-PMH
  - Metadata Harvesting
  - Dublin Core
  - DataCite
  - ISO 19115
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.pangaea.de/about/services.php
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://ws.pangaea.de/oai/provider?verb=Identify
  contact:
  - FN: PANGAEA Technical Support
    email: tech@pangaea.de
- name: PANGAEA Data Download Service - Filter by DOI
  description: REST service for retrieving tabular dataset data filtered by dataset DOI and parameter values. Supports column
    selection, value filtering with range queries, and multiple filter criteria with AND/OR logic. Returns tab-delimited data
    files.
  humanURL: https://ws.pangaea.de/dds-fdp/
  baseURL: https://ws.pangaea.de/dds-fdp/rest/panquery
  tags:
  - Data Download
  - Tabular Data
  - DOI
  - Filtering
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ws.pangaea.de/dds-fdp/
  contact:
  - FN: PANGAEA Technical Support
    email: tech@pangaea.de
- name: PANGAEA Data Download Service - Filter by Geo Parameters
  description: REST service for retrieving geoscientific measurements filtered by geographic bounding box, temporal range,
    depth constraints, and PANGAEA parameter IDs. Ideal for extracting cross-dataset measurements from specific ocean regions,
    time periods, or depth intervals.
  humanURL: https://ws.pangaea.de/dds-fgp/
  baseURL: https://ws.pangaea.de/dds-fgp/rest/dwhquery
  tags:
  - Data Download
  - Geospatial
  - Bounding Box
  - Ocean Data
  - Depth Filtering
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ws.pangaea.de/dds-fgp/
  contact:
  - FN: PANGAEA Technical Support
    email: tech@pangaea.de
- name: PANGAEA Bathymetry WMS
  description: OGC-compliant Web Map Service providing bathymetric (ocean depth) map layers for integration into GIS software.
    Hosted by AWI and based on PANGAEA bathymetry data collected from scientific expeditions.
  humanURL: https://www.pangaea.de/tools/
  baseURL: https://maps.awi.de/services/common/pangaea_bathymetry/wms
  tags:
  - WMS
  - Bathymetry
  - OGC
  - GIS
  - Ocean Depth
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.pangaea.de/tools/
  contact:
  - FN: PANGAEA Technical Support
    email: tech@pangaea.de
- name: PANGAEA Term Dictionary API
  description: Elasticsearch-backed REST API for querying PANGAEA's controlled vocabulary and term dictionary used for classifying
    datasets by topic, parameter, and method.
  humanURL: https://ws.pangaea.de/
  baseURL: https://ws.pangaea.de/es/pangaea-terms/term/_search
  tags:
  - Controlled Vocabulary
  - Terms
  - Dictionary
  - Classification
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://ws.pangaea.de/
  contact:
  - FN: PANGAEA Technical Support
    email: tech@pangaea.de
modified: 2026-06-13
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com