Research Organization for Earth Sciences and Maritime


The Research Organization for Earth Sciences and Maritime is one of Research Organizations under the umbrella of the National Research and Innovation Agency. It was founded on 1 September 2021 as Research Organization for Earth Sciences, transformation of Deputy I of Indonesian Institute of Sciences after the liquidation of LIPI into BRIN.
On 24 January 2022, it is announced that the organization extended with fusion of elements from Geospatial Information Agency, Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, and Aeronautics and Space Research Organization-LAPAN. The fusion expected to turn ORIPK to ORKM officially on 1 February 2022. ORKM formation is finalized on 1 March 2022 and is functional since 4 March 2022.

History

Founded on 1 September 2021 as ORIPK, ORIPK was transformation of Deputy I of LIPI after the liquidation of LIPI into BRIN. As research organizations of BRIN, as outlined in Article 175 and Article 176 of Chief of BRIN Decree No. 1/2021, every Research Organizations under BRIN are responsible and answered to Chief of BRIN. It also prescribed that the Research Organizations consisted with Head of Research Organizations, Centers, and Laboratories/Study Groups. For the transitional period, as in Article 210 of Chief of BRIN Decree No. 1/2021 mandated, the structure of ORIPK follows the preceding structure that already established during its time in LIPI. Due to this, the structure of ORIPK follows the Chief of LIPI Decree No. 24/2020. On 22 September 2021, ORIPK constituting document, Chief of BRIN Decree No. 9/2021, signed by Laksana Tri Handoko and fully published on 8 October 2021.
On 24 January 2022, it is announced that the organization extended with fusion of elements from Geospatial Information Agency, Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Aeronautics and Space Research Organization-LAPAN. The fusion turned ORIPK to ORIPKM officially on 1 February 2022. The organization name officially become ORIPKM thru Chairman of BRIN Decree No. 8/2022, backdated from 25 February 2022.
On 4 March 2022, ORKM is fully functional with inauguration of its first head, Ocky Karna Rajasa.

Preceding agencies

Based on the structure of ORKM, the preceding agencies of the ORKM were:

Structure

As the latest Chairman of BRIN Decree No. 8/2025, the structure of ORKM is as follows:
  1. Office of the Head of ORKM
  2. Research Center for Geological Disaster
  3. Research Center for Climate and Atmosphere
  4. Research Center for Limnology and Water Resources
  5. Research Center for Geological Resources
  6. Research Center for Oceanography
  7. Research Center for Deep Sea