The Norwegian Marine Data Centre (NMD)

NMD maintains the largest collection of marine environmental and fisheries data in Norway.

Its most important task are: 

Focus areas

• Task at the Norwegian Marine Data Center (NMD) can be divided into three areas of activity: Operational data management, Production of data products and data storage: 

• Operational data management: 

• Operational research data 
• Continous data/time series 
• General information (information about the cruise)
• software development 

Manufacturing of computer products

• Reference data (metadata)
• prepare national and international standards and guidelines 
• participate in international networks and reaserch projects 
• Norway digital 

Data storage

• Organize, quality control and process reaserch data 
• Entering data into the institue`s research databases 
• Data disclosure 
• Funtion as a data center 

Goal

The Norwegian Data Center (NMD) serves as an operational service and competence center for professional handling of marine data and data products 

NMD shall: 

• Provide and visualize data products for Norwegian marine research and their international partners 
• Further develop effective and secure routines for the storage, quility assurance, search and dissemination of marine data 
• Be a hub for information regarding marine data