Hosted by the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL)

The British Oceanographic Data Centre is hosted by the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory (POL) which is committed to ensuring that BODC operate as an independent autonomous entity serving the entire marine community. POL’s responsibilities are outlined in the following Memorandum of Agreement.

Memorandum of Agreement

Memorandum of Agreement outlining the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory’s (POL) responsibilities in hosting the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) for the entire marine community.

1. POL will ensure that BODC continues to operate as an independent autonomous entity (within NERC) serving the entire marine community.
2. As host, POL will provide infrastructure support, promote staff development and furnish a lively scientific environment to ensure data managers do not become detached from practicing researchers.
3. POL’s computer support group will provide full IT infrastructure and hardware support for BODC.
4. In providing all infrastructure and support for BODC, the associated NERC Category 7 infrastructure funds and overheads will be distributed appropriately.
5. POL’s relationship with BODC in terms of the supply and retrieval of basic data (calibrated with relevant metadata) is and will remain identical to that for all other NERC data providers to BODC.
6. In general, BODC is concerned with basic data and does not create value added products. Exploitation of data held by BODC will be under licence and the charging regime will be compatible with HM Treasury Guidelines. Value added products resulting from POL science will be exploited by POL’s Applications Group. In this respect, POL’s rights to exploitation of data held by BODC are and will be the same as those of the NERC community as a whole.
7. The BODC Director will be a full member of the POL senior Management Team.

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