GISCs
WMO Global Information System Centres (GISCs)
GISCs are operated by WMO Members as a major component of the WMO Information System (WIS) infrastructure. A GISC's primary role is to collect from and disseminate information to WIS centres in its area of responsibility and with the global WMO community. GISCs also provide search portals through which information from WMO and other interoperable systems can be discovered and accessed.
Each WIS centre is associated with a principal GISC that serves as the centre's main entry point for distributing and receiving WIS data and metadata by appropriate telecommunication systems, including the GTS. Association between a centre and a GISC is established by bilateral agreement.
WIS discovery metadata is the basis of the information and data management of WIS and WIS centres manage their metadata through their principal GISC.
Approved GISCs
Updated: 02 June 2022
Region |
Country |
Global Information System Centres (GISCs) |
| I | Morocco | Casablanca |
| I | South Africa | Pretoria |
| II | China | Beijing (offering Interim Metadata Management Service) |
| II | India | New Delhi |
| II | Iran | Tehran |
| II | Japan | Tokyo (offering Interim Metadata Management Service) |
| II | Republic of Korea | Seoul |
| II | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah (not operational) |
| III | Brazil | Brasilia |
| IV | United States of America | Washington |
| V | Australia | Melbourne (not reachable) |
| VI | France | Toulouse |
| VI | Germany | Offenbach |
| VI | Russian Federation | Moscow |
| VI | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Exeter (not reachable) |