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uted to participants in the expedition. The forms and tables will 

 considerably facilitate the processing of the data. 



Methods for processing marine biological and marine geological 

 data are currently under investigation. These data are generally re- 

 ported in qualitative terms and are difficult to reduce to terms for 

 macliine processing. The NODC expects to begin processing of these 

 data late in fiscal year 1962 or early in fiscal year 1963. 



The NODC currently employs 52 people. These consist of oceanog- 

 raphers, physical science technicians, tab machine operators, and typ- 

 ing and clerical personnel. By the end of June it is expected that the 

 staff will number about 60. A staff of 70 will be required to handle the 

 "data in" requirements of the NODC. We expect this number to be 

 •on board early in fiscal year 1962. 



Although by title the Data Center is a national organization, it 

 cooperates in oceanographic data programs at the international level. 

 For example, in addition to conducting exchange programs with U.S. 

 oceanographic organizations, the NODC also carries on exchange pro- 

 grams with foreign organizations and international societies. At 

 the present time, over 16 exchange agreements are in effect. 



Mr. Vanik. At this point. Admiral: Those 16 member European 

 nations are from the West, are they not ? 



Admiral Stephan. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Chairman, since this statement was prepared, Dr. Woodrow 

 Jacobs, presently with the congressional reference section of the Li- 

 brary of Congress, has been employed to be the Director of the Na- 

 tional Oceanographic Data Center. Dr. Jacobs is a distinguished 

 oceanographer and meteorologist, and we are delighted to have him 

 coming as the head of the Data Center, and he is expected to be on 

 board about July 9 of this year. 



My next subject is the oceanographic instrumentation program. 



The Hydrographic Office has over the past 10 years acquired ap- 

 proximately $3 million worth of oceanographic instrumentation. In 

 the course of procuring and using these instruments for survey and 

 research type operations, it has been continually apparent that the 

 majority of these instruments are only partially satisfactory for the 

 needs of the Hydrographic Office. During this 10-year period, limited 

 in-house facilities have been established and staffed for maintaining 

 the available instruments, researching and developing a few new de- 

 vices and initiating a program of test, evaluation, and calibration of 

 existing as well as newly developed instruments. 



In October of 1960 the Office published special publication No, 41 

 entitled "Oceanographic Instrumentation" which represented 2 years 

 of careful study of the problem by an intraoffice committee. Special 

 Publication 41 was then utilized as a basis for a joint Office of Naval 

 Research-Hydrographic Office meeting in November 1960. At this 

 time, approximately 40 experts in the field of oceanographic instru- 

 mentation gathered in Washington, D.C., to further clarify the instru- 

 mentation needs in oceanography. The final report of these delibera- 

 tions will be available by July 1961. 



The formal opening of the National Oceanographic Data Center in 

 January 1961, brought a realization that while the facility for collect- 

 ing, digesting, and disseminating large quantities of oceanographic 

 data was a reality, a large part of the input to the center would be 



