Welcome to SESAR, the System for Earth Sample Registration
The IGSN or International GeoSample Number is an alphanumeric code that is assigned to specimens and related sampling features such as drill holes or wells to ensure their unique identification and unambiguous referencing of data generated by the study of samples.
“As the world grows more connected and more complicated, we all need ways of defining, identifying and keeping track of things and cross-referencing them with their owners. The simplest way to do that is with registries – everything from the Domesday Book, a medieval registry of land, property and people; to current-day auto registries on the one hand and the worldwide Domain Name System …”
(E. Dyson: On-line Registries: The DNS and Beyond… White paper, 2003.)
