Explore ICDP on our INTERACTIVE GLOBE in your browser and discover our international drilling projects around the world.
Learn about ICDP's whole scope of scientific drilling projects directly in your browser in our Interactive Globe and find out how scientific drilling helps us understand the dynamic processes shaping our planet. Engage with animated visualizations that illustrate Earth processes, explore the deep biosphere, investigate global hazards, uncover the mechanisms of plate tectonics, and learn about subsurface georesources. Check the screen & perfomance notice below for an optimized experience.
Dive into the INTERACTIVE GLOBE here
The GLOBE highlights our 4 key science themes for the next decade. Each ICDP project can be viewed by its respective science theme, allowing you to learn about their scientific objectives, key findings, locations, and drilling depths. Listen to researchers explain their work and discover how these projects contribute to our understanding of Earth's systems.
Our 4 Science Themes explained
Access the GLOBE directly in your browser on your desktop PC, your tablet or on large touchscreen displays at conferences and exhibitions.
Browse ICDP projects by scientific theme and learn about scientific objectives, drilling locations and depths, as well as key findings. Search for specific projects or tap the audio icon to hear researchers explain their work and discover how each project contributes to our understanding of Earth's past, present, and future.
Screen & Perfomance Notice
Explore the GLOBE on your PC, tablet or on large presentation touchscreens.
For the best experience, we recommend using a device equipped with a dedicated GPU or an iPad Pro in portrait orientation.
You can adjust your browser zoom level using:
Ctrl + to zoom in
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ESC to exit
Please be patient while the application loads. Depending on your internet connection speed, some elements may take a few moments to become fully visible.
The interactive globe can be viewed either:
Fullscreen mode for maximum immersion, or
Windowed mode with the browser interface visible.