MULTINATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
type: Concept

WDC/MGG, BOULDER
type: Concept
in scheme: providers
definition: The World Data Center (WDC) for Marine Geology & Geophysics, Boulder promotes excellence in archiving, managing, and exchanging data obtained from measurements of the seafloor. WDC MGG, Boulder works with national and international groups to facilitate the collection and exchange of MGG data, including active participation in the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) technical committee on International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE), the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO), regional IOC mapping projects, and cooperation with the International Ocean Drilling Program (ODP), for which it operates a parallel data archive. The World Data Center for Marine Geology & Geophysics, Boulder is collocated with the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) in Boulder, Colorado, USA. NGDC is part of the US Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). WDC MGG, Boulder exchanges data internationally and is active in many international projects. The National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) Home Page is located at: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ The Marine Geology and Geophysics Division Home Page is located at: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/