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 The data and information that researchers
generated during IPY built on the foundation of previous IPYs, and
added to the body of scientific knowledge about Earth.
IPY has formally ended, but NSIDC continues to take a leading role in ensuring that IPY data are identified, shared, readily accessible, and preserved for the long term. NSIDC also leads several specific data management projects to ensure the lasting legacy of IPY:
IPY Data and Information Service (IPYDIS)
NSIDC collaborates with projects and data centers around the world as part of the IPY Data and Information Service to identify and share IPY data while working to create a more sustainable preservation framework through the International Council of Science's new Polar Information Commons Initiative.
Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA)
ELOKA seeks to facilitate collection and use of local observations
and knowledge of the Arctic.
Discovery and Access of Historic Literature
from the IPYs (DAHLI)
DAHLI seeks to create an online bibliography and database of materials
from previous IPYs.
Discovery, Access, and Delivery of Data for IPY (DADDI)
DADDI is a NASA-supported project to improve the availability of Arctic coastal data. Our goal is to develop a system that can be readily extended to support the International Polar Year (IPY). DADDI is a collaborative project between NSIDC, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics (ORNL DAAC), the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) at Columbia University, and the Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN).
Cooperative Arctic
Data and Information Service (CADIS)
CADIS seeks to provide near-real-time data delivery, a repository for data
storage, a portal for data discovery, and tools to manipulate data. CADIS will
focus on supporting the Arctic Observing Network and Study of Environmental
Arctic Change programs, but will also be a step toward comprehensive long-term
Arctic data management. The project is a joint effort of the University Corporation
for Atmospheric Research, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and
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