| ad hoc Strategic Committee on Information and Data (SCID) | | | |
| CODATA - Committee for Data on Science and Technology | International organization promoting improved scientific and technical data management and use | | |
| Concept Web Alliance | A group developing the "concept web," a fabric of concepts in science and their relationships | | |
| Electronic Geophysical Year | This organization promotes interoperability throughout the geosciences. | | |
| Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP) | A consortium that collects, interprets and develops applications for satellite-generated Earth observations. | | |
| Functional Genomics Experiment (FuGE) | FuGE has been created to facilitate the development of data standards for functional genomics experiments. | | |
| Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC) | The GSC is an international community working to promote the standardization of genomic data. | | |
| GEO | Group on Earth Observations | | |
| GEOSS | Global Earth Observation System of Systems | | |
| GO-ESSP | Global Organization for Earth System Science Portal is a collaborative, international effort to develop new software infrastructure for climate and weather communities | | |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) | IEEE develops standards for the advancement of technology. | | |
| Integrated Ocean Observing Systems (IOOS) | IOOS is an overarching system to integrate U.S. ocean observing systems. | | |
| International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) | IHO promotes the safety of marine navigation and the protection of the marine environment. | | |
| International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | ISO publishes worldwide industrial and commercial standards. | | |
| IOOS DMAC Metadata Expert Team | A team of metadata professionals advising DMAC on recommended metadata practices. | | |
| Microarray and Gene Expression Data Society (MGED) | MGED is an organization developing data exchange standards for data generated using the microarray and other functional genomics technologies. | | |
| National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) mission is to promote the effective development and use of standards. | | |
| Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC) | OGC is a standards organization for geospatially related services. | | |
| QARTOD: Quality Assurance of Real-Time Oceanographic Data | The QARTOD group considers quality assurance issues relating to real-time oceanographic data streams. | | |
| UNOLS Data Management Best Practices Committee | Shipboard data management best practices project | | |
| World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) | A leading standards organization for World Wide Web technologies. | | |
