Marine Science Affairs 



Some specific accomplishments during FY 1967 were: 



— Information requests involving less than one day of effort and 

 handled without charge increased from 1260 to 1603 from the 

 following sources: Educational and Research Institutions (19%) ; 

 Foreign (4%); General Public (34%); Government Agencies 

 (21%); and Industry (22%). 



- — Information requests requiring more efTort and handled on a reim- 

 burseable basis increased from 85 to 127. 



— Processing costs were decreased from $2.60 to $0.50 for a data unit of 

 one thousand cards. 



— Marine science data were acquired from 65 Federal and non-Federal 

 organizations and from 31 foreign countries, increasing the size of 

 holdings to the levels shown in Table IX. 2, as of July 1, 1967. The 

 table also shows the high concentration of physical data. 



Table IX.2— NODC Data File 



Observations 



Bathythermograph Data: 



Digitized 



Analogue 



Ocean ographic Station Data. 



Geology 



Biology 



Surface Currents 



515,000 



800, 000 



375, 000 



18, 000 



8,000 



2, 500, 000 



Based on Council evaluation, steps will be taken in FY 1969 to strengthen 

 NODC and thus more evenly match its capabilities with requirements for 

 prompt and more complete data services. In addition to continuing acces- 

 .sion and service operations, NODC plans to : 



— acquire and put in operation a modern computer facility; 

 — add new areas such as ocean engineering, subsurface current ob- 

 servations, ice measurements, bottom photographs, and data ac- 

 quired from spacecraft; 

 — review major current research and survey efforts from the viewpoint 



of useful supporting services; 

 — reduce the backlog of high-quality, unprocessed data; 

 — increase advisory services; 

 — improve coordination with other centers. 

 The Navy's Fleet Numerical Weather Facility at Monterey, California, is 

 the hub of the Naval Environmental Data Network and the center for an 

 environmental computer program. For rapid data exchange, a data link is 

 being established between NODC and Monterey. 



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