hqw can I obtain data? 



Requests for data should be addressed io DIRECTOR, NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC 

 DATA CENTER, WASHINGTON 25, D. C, The request should contain. (1) specific type 

 of data desired, (2) the limits of the geographic area, and (3) any other pertinent infor- 

 mation which will assist in defining the request. In regard to geographic area it would 

 be best to specify the area by Marsden squares f see Appendix ), although definitions 

 by latitude and longitude will be acceptable. An estimate of the cost and approximate 

 delivery date will be provided by letter. Work on the request will begin on receipt of 

 a check or money order made payable to the National Oceanographic Data Center (or 

 for Federal activities, the proper form authorizing transfer of funds). Arrangements 

 can be made to maintain a fund or working account at the N O D C from which work 

 costs could be extracted. A fund of this type can be established upon request. 



what will be the cost? 



The cost for obtaining data will be determined primarily by the nature of the request 

 and will be based on such criteria as the number of observations involved, special 

 analyses required, computer or EAM rentals, materials required, etc. The most economical 

 means will be used to provide the data. If you wish to use data at the NODC, study 

 rooms will be provided. There is no charge for the use of study rooms or the data 

 (except, perhaps, for computer or EAM rental) at NODC. Advance notification is 

 requested to reserve a study room and it is advisable to indicate, in advance, the type 

 of data and geographic areas of coverage required for study. 



what is the machine processing 

 capability of NODC? 



The NODC's Automatic Data Processing (ADP) facilities include both Electric Accounting 

 Machine (EAM) equipment and a high speed computer system. The EAM equipment is 

 located physically at NODC and consists of card punching machines, o cord verifier, a 

 sorter, a collator, a tabulator, and a card reproducing machine. The NODC is therefore 

 well equipped for performing "in house" the non-computational phases of machine 

 data processing. All computational work is done using a high speed IBM 1401 7070 

 computer system, which is currently housed at the U. S. Naval Oceanographic Office. 



