About EPOS
EPOS, the European Plate Observing System, is a multidisciplinary, distributed research infrastructure that facilitates the integrated use of data, data products, and facilities from the solid Earth science community in Europe.
USERS
EPOS is creating an internationally recognised European research infrastructure that will open new horizons for European research in solid Earth science.
Services
The EPOS Delivery Framework can be defined as a truly international, federated framework encompassing the data and service provision integrated within the TCS and made interoperable with the central hub of the Integrated Core Services (ICS-C) the novel e-infrastructure for promoting FAIR data management.
Projects
EPOS is a beneficiary of several EU-funded projects, which promote the knowledge-sharing and cooperation between several Research Infrastructures and other international organisations
COMMUNICATION
EPOS produces a set of communication materials to present the infrastructure, as well as promote the most relevant resources, tools and services offered. Official materials produced by EPOS are available on this page. For enquiries about the use of our logo, or any other matter related to graphic identity and communications, please contact our Communication Unit.
Multi- inter- and transdisciplinary studies in solid Earth science and beyond
Discussing challenges & new perspectives @ EGU24
Integrates national and transnational research infrastructures for solid Earth science
Integrated access to data, data products and services
Empowering researchers to safeguard the environment and our welfare
Solid Earth Processes Providing Geo-resources
New tools and services for geo-hazard management
Simple and streamlined access to multidisciplinary Earth science data
The TCS-ICS federated system is the skeleton of the EPOS Delivery Framework
Understanding how the Earth works as a system is critically important to modern society.
On October the 30th 2018, the European Commission granted the legal status of European Research Infrastructure Consortium to EPOS.
EPOS has released a major enhancement to its geoscience data and services platform, introducing a new map projection…
02 Dec 2025
In partnership with AuScope, EarthScope, and GNS Science, EPOS calls for a federated global infrastructure for solid…
10 Nov 2025
A new publication offers practical tools to make scientific and organisational communication more inclusive, respectful…
06 Nov 2025
Our EGU 2026 session invites abstracts highlighting interdisciplinary approaches, open science practices, and the use…
30 Oct 2025
Take part in the survey and help EPOS and its partner Research Infrastructures uncover the networks of collaboration…
13 Oct 2025
EPOS ERIC is happy to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the EGI Foundation, marking the…
11 Sep 2025