An Allocating Agent is an institution which allocates IGSN names on behalf of the IGSN registration agency of IGSN. An Allocating Agent may delegate technical functions and services to one or more data centres.

Allocating Agents:

• System for Earth Sample Registration (SESAR) http://www.geosamples.org

Allocating Agents in preparation:

• CSRIO Australian Resources Research Centre http://www.csiro.au/en/Organisation-Structure/Divisions/Earth-Science--Resource-Engineering/arrc.aspx
• MARUM Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, Univ. Bremen http://www.marum.de
• German Research Centre for Geosciences GFZ, Potsdam http://www.gfz-potsdam.de/portal/gfz/Services/Forschungsdaten
• Geoscience Australia
• Curtin University, De Laeter Centre for Geoschemistry