NOAA IOOS Program

 

NOAA has participated in the development of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) since its beginnings in the late 1990s.  In February 2007, Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator of NOAA, established a new program to serve as the overall coordinator of NOAA’s IOOS activities and to provide a consistent management function. 

The NOAA IOOS Program's mission is to "lead the integration of ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes observing capabilities, in collaboration with Federal and non-Federal partners, to maximize access to data and generation of information products, inform decision making, and promote economic, environmental, and social benefits to our nation and the world."

Data, Products, and Services

This page provides more information regarding NOAA IOOS Program's efforts to develop a Data Integration Framework to improve management and delivery of an initial subset of ocean observations and to enhance NOAA’s decision-support tools and models.

 

Data Integration Framework (DIF)

This page provides further information about the NOAA IOOS Program's effort to develop a Data Integration Framework (DIF).

 

Projects and Partnerships

This page highlights important projects and partnerships supported by the NOAA IOOS program.

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