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National Geophysical Data Center

Former data center of the U.S. NOAA

Summary

Former data center of the U.S. NOAA

Field	Value
agency_name	National Geophysical Data Center
seal	Noaa-emblem-rgb-2022 (1).jpg
formed
preceding1	Central Radio Propagation Laboratory
dissolved	2015
superseding1	National Centers for Environmental Information
status	merged
headquarters	Boulder, Colorado
employees	50
parent_department	National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
website	www.ngdc.noaa.gov

The United States National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) provided scientific stewardship, products and services for geophysical data describing the solid earth, marine, and solar-terrestrial environment, as well as earth observations from space. It was established in 1965 as part of the new Environmental Science Services Administration until that organization became the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in 1970. In 2015, NGDC was merged with the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) and the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) into the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Location and controlling bodies

Since 1972 the NGDC was located in Boulder, Colorado as a part of the US Department of Commerce (USDOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS).

Data holdings

NGDC's data holdings contained more than 300 digital and analog databases, with over 37 terabytes of unique digital records plus paper, film, slides and microfilm in 2003. As technology advanced, so did the search for more efficient ways of preserving these data. This data is now maintained by the NCEI.

Data contributors

NGDC worked closely with contributors of scientific data to prepare documented, reliable data sets. They welcomed cooperative projects with other government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and universities, and encourage data exchange.

Data users

NGDC's data users included:

private industry
universities and other educational facilities
research organizations
federal, state, and local governments
foreign governments, industry, and academia
publishers and other mass media
the general public

Data management

The Data Center developed data management programs that reflect the changing world of geophysics. These programs are now part of the National Centers for Environmental Information.

References

"About the National Centers for Environmental Information | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)". National Centers for Environmental Information.
0124406580 p1457
[[National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. National Research Council]] (2003) [https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10773/review-of-noaas-national-geophysical-data-center ''Review of NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center''] National Academies Press {{ISBN. 0-309-50661-1

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