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IOOS Metadata Catalog

Dataset Summary

Agency	US IOOS
Sub-Agency/Organization
Category
Date Released	20120831
Date Updated
Time Period	20090101 - Present
Frequency	As needed
Description	U.S. IOOS delivers the data and information needed to increase understanding of our coastal waters, so that decision-makers can take action to improve safety, enhance the economy, and protect the environment. U.S. IOOS supplies critical information about our Nation’s waters. Scientists working to understand climate change, governments adapting to changes in the Arctic, municipalities monitoring local water quality, industries understanding coastal and marine spatial planning all have the same need: reliable and timely access to data and information that inform decision making. The IOOS Data Catalog and Asset Viewer provides a visual inventory of the in water assets being assembled to support this need. It draws information from the distributed network of data access services deployed nationwide according to the IOOS Data Management and Communications (DMAC) guidelines. The metadata describing these services are discoverable through multiple web service interfaces including OGC Catalog Services for the Web, OpenSearch, and ESRI REST.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Geodata
Specialized Data Category Designation	Geospatial
Keywords	None, IOOS, United States, ocean, observing, system, climate, temp, temperature, air, level, height, water, wind, speed
Unique ID	3E0D852F-B467-4F21-B96C-D1242BBDBE18

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	US IOOS
Agency Program Page
Agency Data Series Page

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis
Granularity
Geographic Coverage	-180.0, 180.0, 90.0, -90.0

Data Description

Collection Mode
Data Collection Instrument
Data Dictionary/Variable List

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation
Additional Metadata	XML Format

OMB Control No. 3090-0284