Unlocking Our Planet's Ancient Secrets. At Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE), we are on a mission to piece together billions of years of our planet's history through a groundbreaking Big Science initiative recognized by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). By harnessing massive geodatasets and innovative technologies, our global collaboration aims to create an interconnected digital profile of Earth's past unlike anything that has come before it. We seek to transform the field of Earth science by making our planet's geological heritage accessible like never before. Researchers worldwide will be empowered to gain extraordinary new insights into long-term climate shifts, evolutionary milestones, mineral deposits, and more to better understand the world we live in today. Join us on this bold quest to unveil the epic story of Earth's origins, environments, and inhabitants across immense stretches of time. With deeper knowledge of where we have been as a planet, we can chart a brighter course for where we are yet to go.

Highlights
DDE AT IGC 37 – BUSAN, KOREA, 25-31 AUGUST 2024
DDE Executive Committee Meeting and Science Committee Meeting Held in Kunshan, China
DDE RCE Hangzhou Hosts Honoring Ceremony for Professor Christopher Scotese
Announcement of DDE Committee Appointments
LLM's - Empowering Earth Science
CGI-IUGS-DDE Standards Group - Geoinformation Standards
Find DDE at GSA in Anaheim!
DDE Outcrop3D Europe Capture Tour!
Check out the DDE Platform!
Read Mike's latest blog!
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DDE Workshop at CAG29
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DDE at EGU, Vienna
DDE at IPTC 2023 in Bangkok!
American Geophysical Union (AG...
DDE Marginal Seas Task Group O...
DDE 2022 Update Meeting
Global Paleogeographic Collabo...
IN PERSON Governing Council Me...
DDE Open Science Forum
AAPG Source Rocks of the Middl...
International Meeting for Appl...
2022 Euroscience Open Forum
Unconventional Resources Techn...
83rd EAGE Conference & Exhibit...
InterPore 2022
General Assembly of the Europe...
29th Middle East Petroleum & G...
AAPG Europe Regional Conferenc...
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2022 International Convention ...
AAPG Remaining Hydrocarbon Pot...
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DDE NEWS

The 37th International Geological Congress, hosted by the Republic of Korea in Busan from 25 to 31 August 2024 was a landmark event for DDE. It was the first IGC, a quadrennial wor... VIEW MORE>

06Sep
2024

DDE Community Reception at 37th IGC

05Sep
2024

DDE Executive Committee Meeting and Science Committee Meeting Held in Kunshan, China

16Aug
2024

The Deep-Time Digital Earth (DDE) Paleogeography Workshop, a pivotal event organized by Professor Mingcai Hou and Dr. Haipeng Li, culminated in a special ceremony at the Zhejiang Lab. The ceremony, "Celebration of Generosity and Scholarship: Honoring Professor Christopher R. Scotese," recognized the professor's substantial academic contributions and his generous donation of scholarly materials to the IUGS Deep-time Digital Earth program.

12Aug
2024

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of our new President of the Governing Council (GC) - Prof. Harvey Thorleifson and Secretary General - Dr. Natarajan Ishwaran. We are confident that under their guidance, DDE will continue to make significant strides in our mission to explore Earth's deep-time digital data. Please join us in congratulating Harvey and Ishwaran on this well-deserved achievement!