The National Oceanographic
Data Center provides customers with both prepared, off-the-shelf products
such as publications, DVDs / CD-ROMs, and data products produced from data
selectively retrieved from the NODC archive. Requests for general
information and referral services should spell out both the information
required and the application for which it is needed. Knowing about
the problem the user is trying to solve often helps NODC to provide
more complete and relevant information.
Requests for NODC products and services (and credit card orders) should be directed to NODC User Services, or order online at the NNDC Online Store (for CD-ROMs, DVDs, and Publications)
NOAA’s National Data Centers (NNDC)
[Tax ID # 52-0821608]
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), Asheville, NC
National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), Boulder, CO
National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), Silver Spring, MD
Non-Federal Customer Payment Policy
All non-federal customers must pay in advance unless this requirement is specifically waived. Please include payment for any RUSH, special mailing, or bank transfer fee charges when required. Please allow one week transit time for mailed payments to be received at the NNDC Fiscal Department
User Charges
NOTE: Most data downloaded online is free of charge. Customized requests, CD-ROMs, DVDs, and publications may have a user cost associated with the product.
Prices for NODC data products and services are set in accordance with policy
guidelines of NOAA and the Department of Commerce. Every effort is
made to keep prices at a level that does not hinder access to data.
Government agencies, universities, depository libraries, and other
non-profit organizations in the United States are eligible to receive
NESDIS data products and services at discounted prices. Standard prices
have been established for one-to-one dataset copies; for customized
data selection and retrieval (on hard copy media or via FTP); and
for CD-ROM or DVD data products. Users working under time constraints needing
faster-than-normal service may request that their jobs be given priority
attention. Such rush orders are subject to an additional rush order
surcharge. See standard prices below.
Payment
Methods
# Charge Card : NNDC accepts payment in U.S. currency by MasterCard, VISA, American Express, and Discover. Cardholder’s name, charge card number and expiration date are required. When indicating this method of payment via mail or fax, the cardholder must sign the document authorizing the charge.
# Check or Money Order : Check or money order must be drawn on a United States Bank, in U.S. currency, made payable to NOAA National Data Centers-NODC, and contain your bank’s 9-digit ABA (American Banking Association) routing/transit code.
- Subscription Renewal
Mail a copy of the subscription renewal invoice with payment to:
NOAA NCDC, P.O. Box 979023, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000
- Other Data
Mail payment and related correspondence to:
Commerce/NOAA/NNDC, c/o Information Manufacturing Corporation,
Attn: Fiscal Department, 310 State Route 956, Building 300,
Rocket Center, WV 26726-9229
# Automated Clearing House (ACH):
ACH is an electronic network, which transfers funds on your behalf from your financial institution to ours. ACH payments, in U.S. currency, should be sent directly to:
J.P. Morgan Chase, 300 South Riverside Drive, 16th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606-0248
ABA Routing/transit code: 0710-00013
Swift BIC: CHASUS33 (Foreign customers)
DDA Account Number: 11-71542, Beneficiary Name: NOAA National Data Centers
** Note: In addition to the total cost of your data/product(s) order, you MUST add your bank’s ACH transfer fee. Please contact your bank for the correct ACH transfer fee amount. **
# Foreign Wire:
For foreign customers whose banks do not offer ACH, wire payments, in U.S. currency, should be sent directly to:
J.P. Morgan Chase, 300 South Riverside Drive , 16th Floor, Chicago , Illinois 60606-0248
ABA Routing/transit code: 0210-00021
Swift BIC: CHASUS33 (Foreign customers)
DDA Account Number: 11-71542, Beneficiary Name: NOAA National Data Centers
** Note: In addition to the total cost of your data/product(s) order, you MUST add your bank’s wire transfer fee. Please contact your bank for the correct wire transfer fee amount. **
# UNESCO coupon : NNDC accepts payment by United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization coupons.
For additional information, or clarification, please feel free to contact NOAA’s NNDC by phone at (828) 271-4695, by fax at (828) 271-4009 or by email at NeSFiscal.NCDC@noaa.gov.
Please be sure to include specific information about the product being ordered and include the customer's name and shipping address.
Make checks payble to "NOAA National Data Centers-NODC".
NODC
Standard Unit Prices
A pricing
policy and price schedule for NOAA/NESDIS data and information products
and services is in effect. According to this policy, U.S. academic
institutions, government agencies, and other non-profit organizations
are entitled to receive a discount (of approximately 25%) off the
regular prices for their data orders. The following table lists data
and information products currently available from the National Oceanographic
Data Center along with the regular and discount prices for each item. [Prices are subject to change without notice.]
