NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM LEGISLATION 531 



Mr. Bader. No. Actually, the data that goes into the Center can 

 come from all sources. The data that goes into the Center is derived 

 from papers that have been published in technical journals, and the 

 staff removes this information from the journals and it is included 

 in the data that is at the NODC. 



They; get input from the Navy, they get input from the Coast and 

 Geodetic Survey, and so forth, so they get information from more 

 than just the membership. 



Mr. Casey. We have heard approximately 22 bureaus and agencies, 

 and so forth, that are in the oceanography field to some degree. Is 

 there any obligation or compulsion that this data goes to the Center so 

 that you will have everything that is available ? 



Mr. Bader. Well, there is this type of an obligation. In our con- 

 nection with the development of oceanographic programs we attempt 

 to compile a list of the declared national oceanographic programs. 



For instance, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution may be going 

 on an expedition to a specific area. They, in turn, may be supported 

 by the Navy, by the National Science Foundation, or by some other or- 

 ganization. They will list this as a declared national oceanographic 

 program and will then turn over all of the information they have to 

 the National Oceanographic Data Center, which, in turn, will list it in 

 the World Data Center. 



So, it is then essentially in both places. The World Data Center A is 

 that Center set up during the IGY. 



Mr. Caset. Have you had any difficulty in financing the operation 

 of the Center? 



Mr. Bader. Pardon, sir ? 



Mr. Casey. Have you had any difficulty in financing the operation 

 of the Center ? Getting sufficient funds ? 



Mr. Badek. No ; I think that we have been able — in the Foundation, 

 at least to finance it at the level they have requested. 



Mr. Casey. I am not speaking of the Foundation. I am speaking 

 of you as a member of the Board. Has the Board had difficulty in get- 

 tmg sufficient funds to get the operation set up satisfactorily ? 



Mr. Bader. I think the Board feels that the Data Center is function- 

 ing well. Possibly the Data Center could expand more rapidly than 

 it has, but it has shown a significant increase in the past few years as 

 far as its number of personnel and its 



Mr. Casey. What has restrained its more rapid expansion ? Funds, 

 or what ? 



Mr. Bader. Essentially funds. 



Mr. Casey. And you say you have not had any difficulty in getting 

 the amount that you thought was necessary from the Science Founda- 

 tion, it has been able to furnish what it thought was necessary. Where 

 has the shortage been ? 



Mr. Bader. I think all of the agencies have funded it to the extent 

 that they can, and as I said, we have been satisfied with the increase in 

 the capabilities of the National Oceanographic Data Center. With 

 more funds it probably could increase faster. 



However, we also feel that the development of something like the 

 Data Center should not just explode, but rather it should grow slowly 

 in an essentially smooth, realistic growth line, and it has done this over 

 the past few years. 



