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    Nexus Registry

    Public-safe records of programmes, evidence, publication status and correction histories, subject to owner authority. Nexus Registry is an established platform published by The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation.

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    Nexus RegistryRegister
    1. 01STEM methods3 canonical methods applied
    2. 02Topics8 subject pages
    3. 03Counterparts5 platforms in shared fields
    4. 04Report series1 Nexus Reports series
    5. 05SectionPublic records and status
    6. 06SectionData and evidence record model
    7. 07SectionProgramme state machine
    8. 08SectionProvenance and attribution

    GCRI · Established · service level R0

    STEM methods
    3
    Canonical methods this field applies
    Topics
    8
    Subject pages in the field
    Counterparts
    5
    Platforms in shared fields at GCRI, GRF and GRA
    Report series
    1
    Nexus Reports series it contributes to
    01In brief

    Nexus Registry in brief.

    Research record integrity is the property of records that can be traced to who issued them, when, by what method and from which sources, and that change only through visible corrections. Nexus Registry covers programme status, provenance, correction and versioning, persistent identifiers, evidence classes, participation, rights and interoperability, with the standards that govern each.

    Who it serves

    Its community

    Programme stewards; librarians; auditors; technical reviewers; contributors.

    How it works

    Its methods

    Record schemas; reference resolution; provenance and rights; correction trails.

    What it produces

    Its outputs

    Verified public record views; record methods; status glossary.

    02Console

    Record ledger, in outline.

    The working screen behind this platform: its structure, terms and states. Names are placeholders and values illustrative.

    Record ledger

    Registry · Ledger head 5355844

    • Records registered
      3288
    • Complete provenance, % of records
      96Normal
    • Open corrections
      16Watch
    • Rights holds
      4Info
    Integrity check passedGCRI · Nexus Registry

    Latest records

    NX-R-47092Programme statusv14258505Registered
    NX-P-62248Publicationv29388917Registered
    NX-E-95255Evidence recordv40174133Correction open
    NX-C-49731Participationv19437640Rights hold

    Version history

    1. v1NEWRegistered with sources
    2. v2FIXUnit corrected, reason recorded
    3. v3OPENCorrection requested
    Record ledger: the screen's structure, terms and states for Registry.Placeholder names and illustrative values; a design, not a record or a live system.
    03Geography

    People and hazards in World.

    For nexus registry, in GCRI's spatial-intelligence reading, the map opens on true-colour imagery, night lights and population density with true colour from NASA GIBS, framed on World; every other NASA layer, live feed and forecast waits in the layer list.

    The interactive map needs JavaScript; the layer list and sources are below.

    Layers 3

    People and hazards, for this page

    Latest available

    NASA GIBS / EOSDIS · ASTER GDEM (METI, NASA) · Blue Marble (NASA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth

    Loading the latest NASA imagery.

    Drag to move. Ctrl or ⌘ and scroll, pinch or the buttons to zoom; hover for the values under the pointer; reset returns to the region.

    For nexus registry, in GCRI's spatial-intelligence reading, the map opens on true-colour imagery, night lights and population density with true colour from NASA GIBS, framed on World; every other NASA layer, live feed and forecast waits in the layer list.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date; indicators, not assessments of any place; claim ceiling INTEGRATED.

    Data: NASA GIBS · ASTER GDEM · Blue Marble · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Natural Earth · Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A · NASA HLS S30Sources and licences

    • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
    • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
    • VIIRS near-real-time products (flood, land surface temperature, snow cover, corrected reflectance), NASA LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
    • VIIRS Black Marble night-time lights, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; distributed by the NASA Level-1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
    • Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University. 2018. Gridded Population of the World, Version 4 (GPWv4): Population Density, Revision 11. NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). CC BY 4.0
    • MODIS land products (vegetation indices, gross primary production, land cover), NASA LP DAAC and LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
    • ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA (ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003, NASA LP DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
    • Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Public domain
    • © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via NASA GIBS (coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). ODbL
    • Blue Marble, NASA Earth Observatory; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into H3 cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
    • Context on the globe and flat map: coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names from NASA GIBS reference layers (OpenStreetMap data, ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors); Blue Marble imagery as an optional base; 3D terrain and the elevation read-out from the ASTER GDEM elevation colour index (5 m to 200 m classes, exaggerated for legibility). Boundaries are drawn as published and imply no position on any territory.
    • Globe: MapLibre GL JS 6.9.1, BSD-3-Clause, © MapLibre contributors.
    • Observed (EO): Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026), Microsoft Planetary Computer
    • Observed (EO): NASA HLS S30 (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026). We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA's Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA's Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
    • Optional layers (35 sources in the layer list: live, forecast, observed and context) print their provider credit on the map and here when switched on; forecasts are model output and derived indices are estimates.

    Layers and dates

    • True colour: VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
    • Night-time lights, daily: VIIRS Black Marble (VNP46A2), NASA LAADS DAAC · 12 Oct 2026
    • Population density, 2020: Population: CIESIN, Columbia University, Gridded Population of the World v4.11 (2018), NASA SEDAC, CC BY 4.0 · static
    • Land cover type (IGBP), yearly: MODIS Terra and Aqua land cover (MCD12Q1), NASA LP DAAC · 2024
    • Flood water, 3-day composite: VIIRS Global Flood Product, NASA LANCE · 14 Oct 2026
    • Enhanced vegetation index, rolling 8 days: MODIS Terra EVI, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026

    04Topics

    The questions this field works on.

    Topic

    Programme status

    What a programme state does and does not mean.

    Topic

    Record provenance

    Issuer, date, method and source lineage.

    Topic

    Correction and versioning

    Superseded assertions and correction routes.

    Topic

    Publication registrations

    Publication metadata and identifiers.

    Topic

    Evidence classes

    Evidence type, reliance limits and confidence.

    Topic

    Participation records

    Consent, recognition and programme boundaries.

    Topic

    Rights and disclosure

    Publication rights, withdrawal and audience.

    Topic

    Registry interoperability

    Stable references, exports and API semantics.

    05Frameworks

    What the work is read against.

    The platform does not set standards. It reads its evidence against the frameworks that competent bodies have adopted, so a finding can be placed where a decision-maker already works.

    Framework or standardBodyWhat it sets
    FAIR Guiding PrinciplesFORCE11 community, published in Scientific DataFindability, accessibility, interoperability and reusability of data and metadata, for people and machines
    CARE Principles for Indigenous Data GovernanceGlobal Indigenous Data AllianceCollective benefit, authority to control, responsibility and ethics for data about Indigenous peoples, lands and knowledge
    TRUST Principles for digital repositoriesResearch Data Alliance community, published in Scientific DataTransparency, responsibility, user focus, sustainability and technology as the basis of repository trustworthiness
    COPE Core Practices and retraction guidelinesCommittee on Publication EthicsHow editors and publishers handle allegations, corrections, retractions, expressions of concern and authorship disputes
    PROV data model and ontologyWorld Wide Web Consortium (W3C)A common vocabulary of entities, activities and agents for recording how a record was produced and changed
    Data Catalog Vocabulary (DCAT) version 3World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)How datasets, data services, distributions and their versions are described in catalogues and exchanged
    OAIS reference model (ISO 14721)CCSDS and the International Organization for StandardizationFunctions, information packages and preservation description information for archives that keep records usable over the long term
    ISO 19115 and ISO 19157ISO Technical Committee 211Metadata, lineage and data quality elements for geographic information, widely reused for the provenance of spatial records
    DOI system (ISO 26324)DOI Foundation and the International Organization for StandardizationSyntax, resolution and governance of digital object identifiers, operated through agencies such as Crossref and DataCite
    CoreTrustSeal requirementsCoreTrustSeal Standards and Certification BoardCore requirements for trustworthy data repositories, covering organisation, digital object management and technology
    06Foundations and counterparts

    Built on named methods, read across three institutions.

    The Registry applies three methods from the STEM Commons: data engineering, interoperability and stewardship, which governs schemas, lineage and exchange formats; digital identity and public digital systems, which governs how people and institutions are identified without over-collecting personal data; and cybersecurity and cryptography, which governs integrity checks, access control and tamper evidence. Each is described with its limits on the STEM foundation of Nexus Registry.

    Inside Nexus Foundry, the Registry works with the GRIx system for risk-data lineage, NSF, Rails and Portals. Its methods notes are designed for the Methods and Technical report series, and in the annual Nexus Universe programme it is designed to keep the evidence records across an edition.

    The same questions are governed and applied elsewhere. Research Nexus at The Global Risks Forum (GRF) and Governance Nexus at The Global Risks Forum (GRF) convene institutions on research integrity and accountable governance, while Financial Regulation Nexus at The Global Risks Alliance (GRA) builds shared industry understanding of record-keeping and supervisory evidence in finance. All counterparts are listed on counterparts across the Consortium.

    07The problem

    Public trust fails when records cannot be checked.

    Every claim a public programme makes rests on a record somewhere: an agreement that constituted it, a dataset behind a figure, a review that cleared a report, a decision that corrected an error. When those records are missing, scattered or silently changed, three failures follow. Readers cannot tell an estimate from an observation. A programme announced as active may never have been constituted. And a correction made in one place does not reach the copies, citations and summaries that have already spread elsewhere.

    Records science, the shared ground of archivists, librarians, data engineers and auditors, treats these as structural problems rather than lapses of care. A record is trustworthy when its identity is stable, its origin can be traced, its integrity can be verified and its history is kept. Failures cascade because records are linked: a superseded dataset quietly feeds a model, the model feeds a report, and the report feeds a decision. Without lineage, no one can find which downstream records an error has touched.

    Consortium programmes add a further difficulty. Work is carried out by many institutions across six regions, each with its own authority over what it produces. A shared registry cannot override that authority. It can only make each owner's records consistent, citable and honest about their status.

    08What the platform does

    A record layer for programmes, evidence and publications.

    Nexus Registry is designed for programme stewards, librarians, auditors, technical reviewers and contributors who need to cite, check or maintain the records behind Consortium work.

    Records

    Public-safe record views

    Released records of programme states, publications, evidence and corrections, each with its validity, issuer and evidence label, published on public records.

    Methods

    Record methods

    Versioned schemas, reference resolution, provenance and rights rules and correction trails, set out in the record model.

    Glossary

    A shared status vocabulary

    One meaning for each programme state across the three pillar institutions, set out on programme states.

    No public record has been released yet. Records appear only when their owners release them and they pass review; the Registry never shows sample records presented as real.

    09Coverage

    The areas of governance and institutions this platform takes on.

    Nexus Registry studies how research and programme records stay trustworthy over time: who issued an assertion, when, by what method and from which sources, how it is identified and linked, who may see it, and how it is corrected. Its pages set out the standards, identifiers, failure mechanisms, measures and decision holders for each part of the record, with every assertion labelled by its evidence and every correction kept visible.

    Area

    Programme records

    What a programme status asserts, who attests it, and why a stated target is not a delivered result.

    Area

    Provenance and lineage

    Issuer, date, method and source chain for every assertion, recorded so a reader can trace it back.

    Area

    Correction and versioning

    Errata, retractions, superseded versions and the routes by which corrections reach everyone who relied on a record.

    Area

    Persistent identifiers

    DOIs, ORCID iDs, ROR IDs and other identifiers that keep references stable when names, locations and systems change.

    Area

    Evidence and confidence

    Evidence classes, reliance limits and confidence statements that stop a weak source being read as a strong one.

    Area

    Participation and recognition

    Consent, contributor roles and programme boundaries for the people and organisations named in a record.

    Area

    Rights, access and disclosure

    Licences, embargoes, audience classes and withdrawal, and the balance between an open record and the duty to protect.

    Area

    Interoperability and exchange

    Metadata schemas, crosswalks, interfaces and export formats that let registries exchange records without losing meaning.

    10Key terms

    Terms used on this page.

    Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.

    TermDefinition
    ProvenanceInformation about the entities, activities and people involved in producing a record, used to judge its quality and reliability, in the W3C PROV model.
    Persistent identifierA long-lasting reference to a digital object, person or organisation, such as a DOI, ORCID iD or ROR ID, that resolves even when locations change.
    FAIR principlesGuiding principles that make data findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable by people and machines.
    VersioningKeeping each changed state of a record as a distinct, dated version linked to the ones before and after it.
    11Grounding

    Built on named science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

    Every claim on Nexus Registry rests on methods with a canonical page in the STEM Commons, so readers can see what a finding depends on and where its limits lie.

    Data engineering, interoperability and stewardshipDigital identity and public digital systemsCybersecurity and cryptography

    See the STEM foundation of Nexus Registry

    12Cycle

    How work moves in this field.

    A question becomes evidence, a governed build, an organized community, a controlled test, a reviewed publication and, finally, a decision taken by the competent authority under its own rules.

    1. QuestionNational, regional or institutional priorityQuestion in Nexus Registry
    2. EvidenceSTEM foundation of the platformEvidence in Nexus Registry
    3. BuildNexus FoundryBuild in Nexus Registry
    4. OrganizeNexus EcosystemOrganize in Nexus Registry
    5. TestNexus Universe (independent site)Test in Nexus Registry
    6. PublishNexus ReportsPublish in Nexus Registry
    7. DecideCompetent authorities and institutions, through Nexus RailsDecide in Nexus Registry
    8. RenewCorrections and the next annual agendaRenew in Nexus Registry
    13Canvas

    The Nexus cycle on this platform.

    Canvas · the Nexus cycle on this platformDesign, not a record
    Nexus Registry: from a source to a labelled evidence recordA source is registered with its licence and steward, checked for quality and coverage, labelled by evidence class, versioned and published with a passport; corrections create a new version. Design of the process, not a record of a run.

    Fig.The Nexus cycle on this platform, from question to renewal. Design, not a record of a run.

    14Consortium

    The same field, seen three ways.

    GCRI studies a field as science, GRF governs it and GRA builds shared financial understanding of it. Nexus Registry links to its counterparts so that work on one side is visible on the others.

    15Pages

    Pages in Nexus Registry.

    Page

    Public records and status

    Page

    Data and evidence record model

    Page

    Programme state machine

    Page

    Provenance and attribution

    Page

    Corrections and version history

    Page

    Rights and visibility

    Page

    Interoperable registries

    Page

    Submit and request review

    Page

    Registry trust and governance

    Page

    Purpose and publisher

    Page

    Supporting methods

    Page

    Contributors and community

    Page

    Public outputs

    Page

    Contact and support

    Page

    STEM foundation of Nexus Registry

    Page

    How work moves in this field

    Page

    Build in Nexus Foundry

    Page

    Test in Nexus Universe

    Page

    Publish in Nexus Reports

    Page

    The same field across the Consortium

    Page

    Topics

    16Connected

    Where this page leads across the Consortium.

    17Questions

    Questions and answers.

    Who publishes Nexus Registry?
    The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) publishes Nexus Registry and is responsible for what it publishes. GCRI is a research, development and policy institution. It is not a regulator, and it does not certify, license or approve; its findings carry their methods and uncertainty.
    Is Nexus Registry active?
    Nexus Registry is an established platform published by The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation. The current service level is R0: information and enquiries. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.
    How can I contribute?
    Start with the participation paths or write to contact@therisk.global. An enquiry receives a reference; it does not create membership, a role or an assignment.
    Where are findings published?
    Reviewed outputs appear on the publications page, and contributions to the Nexus Reports series are listed on Publish in Nexus Reports.
    Which values on this platform are real?
    Indicator names, units, sources, methods and frameworks are real. Levels in figures and canvases are placeholders in a design. A programme replaces them with labelled evidence it owns.
    How do I report an error?
    Use corrections and concerns, or write to integrity@therisk.global. A correction is recorded as a new version, never a silent edit.
    Does a Registry record prove that something is true?
    No. A record shows what was recorded, by whom, when, from which sources and with which evidence label. It is not certification, approval or a verdict on quality.
    Why are there no records yet?
    Because no owner has released a record for public view. The Registry never displays placeholder records as if they were real, and programme positions are published on the GCRI programme status page in the meantime.
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