A consortium consisting of the national geological survey organisations of the UK, Ireland, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland are working together to deliver the requirements of EC Tender MARE/2008/03. The geological surveys of Europe provide an existing network (through the Association of European Geological Surveys – EuroGeoSurveys) that aims to deliver marine geological information solutions to decision makers in European government and industry, as well as providing baseline information for academic research. The contract between the EC and the EMODNET Geology project partners was signed on 16 July 2009.