NGDC is active in many international programs. Through this international exchange, scientists around the world have access to global databases.
World Data Centers |
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NGDC operates a collocated World Data Center in each of its scientific disciplines:
The World Data Center System is operated by the International Council for Science (ICSU).
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Global Land One-km Base Elevation (GLOBE) Project |
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NGDC distributes data from the
GLOBE was a project of the Committee on Earth Observing Satellites (CEOS), and part of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program Data and Information System (IGBP-DIS).
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International Bathymetric Mapping Programs & Projects |
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NGDC operates the:
and is active in multiple international bathymetric mapping projects:
GEBCO and the regional bathymetric mapping projects above are sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the IHO.
The Great Lakes data rescue program is a collaboration between NGDC, the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), and NOAA's GLERL and NOS.
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International Geomagnetic Programs and Projects |
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NGDC participates in, and distributes data from the:
The above are programs and projects of the International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA).
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Solar-Terrestrial Energy Program (STEP) |
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NGDC participates in, and distributes data from the:
STEP 6.4 and S-RAMP are programs of the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP).
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For more information
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NGDC cooperates with many intergovernmental and international organizations, committees, programs, and projects not listed above. More information on NGDC's extensive international collaborations in individual data disciplines is available throughout our Web site.
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