Informatics

As part of the NCEO, the NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) will provide the data management and support for NCEO participants and the wider community of Earth Observation users.

Remote-sensing from aircraft and satellite systems generates a vast amount of data. Storing, managing and disseminating this data is an enormous challenge.  The NEODC based at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordhsire, is a core partner wihtin the National Centre for Earth Observation providing essential data management and services to the UK research community.

Data-management services incorporated into the NCEO programme include:

• Regular data acquisition to minimise duplication and improve access speeds
• Ad hoc data acquisition of specific Earth observation and correlative datasets as required
• Active management and curation of data and to develop and maintain the information needed to automate data access and management
• Maintenance and development of tools and systems for cataloguing and delivering data to enable users to find, visualise and extract data using international and interoperable standards
• General science support for data users and providing help for data providers on formatting and documenting data for archival, along with query management
• Activities to publicise NCEO data, and participation in international programmes