The International Polar Year Data and Information Service (IPYDIS)

A global partnership of data centers, archives, and networks working to ensure proper stewardship of IPY and related data. The National Snow and Ice Data Center acts as a coordination office for the IPYDIS to ensure the long term preservation of broad, interdisciplinary, and non-expert access to IPY data. Another coordination office focused on near-real time and operational data streams is based at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. Other national and international coordination offices are also being established.