Pangaea, the Network for Geological and Environmental Data, is operated by the Germany-based Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research and the Center for Marine Environmental Sciences. The site is described as a "public data library on the Internet aimed at archiving, publishing and distributing geocoded data with special emphasis on environmental, marine and geological research." Data can be searched and downloaded by several straightforward and intuitive methods such as a simple keyword search, a clickable map, or by individually configured datasets.