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IODE National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODC) and IODE Associate Data Units (ADU) List

This list contains information on all IODE National Oceanographic Data Centres (NODCs) - as designated by the Government of these Member States - as well as IODE Associate Data Units ADUs). This page is updated annually or when the Secretariat receives information from Member States.

Organizations that have registered as ADU can also be found HERE

Note: the Institution listed at the top of each record is the institution that hosts the NODC or ADU. The Data management coordinator is usually the head of the NODC or ADU. The information management coordinator (librarian) may be based in a different institution.

Status on 28 March 2024 (update by P.Pissierssens) 

Number of IODE national coordinators for data management: 89 (see https://oceanexpert.org/admin/group/59

Total number of member states with one or more NODC or ADU: 65

Total number of active NODCs: 60   

Total number of data centres in the IODE network: 102     

(of which 20 in Africa,  11 in Latin America, 10 in the WESTPAC region)

Total number of SIDS (list SIDS): 5

Accredited NODC: 11

NODC (other): 50 (1 added since March 2021)

Total number of ADU : 42 ( list of ADUs ) (11 added since March 2021)

Accredited ADU (national): 2 (1 added since March 2021)

ADU (other): 40

(AIU: 6)


IODE national coordinators for data management can be found in https://oceanexpert.org/group/59
IODE national coordinators for data management can be found in https://oceanexpert.org/group/60

List of organisations hosting NODCs here

(graph updated 30/10/2022)

Member States with one or more data centre (NODC or ADU)

 NODC contacts can be found in https://oceanexpert.org/group/488

ADU contacts can be found in https://oceanexpert.org/group/297

 

Country

IOC member state since

Type

Date of creation

Verified

(d/m/y)

 

Afghanistan

1991

-

-

 

Albania

1993

-

-

 

Algeria

1965

-

-

 

Angola

1982

-

7/6/2022

1

LAC

Argentina

1961

NODC
1974

being re-activated 2024

8/3/2024

     

ADU
OBIS Node (Argentina)
2014

19/8/2022

2

PAC

Australia

1961

NODC
1964

8/3/2024

     

ADU
OBIS node
2014

19/8/2022

 

Austria

1964

-

-

 

Azerbaijan

1998

-

-

 

Bahamas

1979

-

-

 

Bangladesh

1982

-

-

 

Barbados

1982

ADU, 2014

being restarted

??

4/6/2021

3

Belgium

1961

Accredited NODC

(Accredited by IODE-XXIII, 2017)

NODC
2000

19/8/2022

 

Belgium
(Flanders)

1961

Accredited NODC

(accredited 2018)

NODC
OBIS node

2000

22/3/2021

 

Belize

1995

-

-

4

AFR

Benin

1986

NODC
31/10/2002

23/8/2022

5

LAC

Brazil

1961

NODC
1971

19/8/2022

     

ADU
OBIS node Brazil
2019

19/8/2022

6

Bulgaria

1969

NODC
1985

16/11/2020

 

Cabo Verde

1984

-

-

7

AFR

Cameroon

1973

NODC
28/2/2001

16/11/2020

8

Canada

1961

NODC
OBIS node

1963

8/3/2024

     

ADU
OBIS node (OTN)
2015

19/8/2022

9

LAC

Chile

1961

NODC
1968

23/8/2022

10

PAC

China

1961

Accredited NODC

NODC
1979

(and WDC Oceanography)

(Accredited by IODE-XXIII, 2017)

29/08/2022

11

LAC

Colombia

1969

NODC
2003

(changed 7/2018)

8/3/2024

     

ADU
OBIS node
2015

19/8/2022

     

ADU
2015

INACTIVE since 2023

no contact

     

ADU
2015

no contact

 

Comoros

2000

NODC
2001

inactive

-no reply 3/2024

 

Congo (Democratic Republic of)

2010

-to be confirmed

22/3/2024

 

Congo (Republic of)

1962

-

-

 

Cook Islands

2006

-

-

 

Costa Rica

1975

-

15/6/2021

12

AFR

Cote d'Ivoire

1961

NODC
??

8/3/2024

13

Croatia

1992

NODC
23/4/2013

DNA
1996

8/3/2024

 

Cuba

1961

-

-

14

Cyprus

1977

NODC
1997

8/3/2024

 

Czech Republic

2005

-

-

 

Denmark

1961

NODC
1997 but  closed

no contact

     

ADU
2014

23/8/2022

     

ADU
2014

19/8/2022

 

Djibouti

2006

-

-

 

Dominica

1999

-

-

 

Dominican Republic

1961

-

23/8/2022

15

LAC

Ecuador

1961

NODC
1975

13/6/2022

     

ADU
OBIS Node (CPPS)
2017

 19/8/2022
     

ADU
2018

31/8/2018

16

AFR

Egypt

1971

NODC (re-established 2024)

 

 

20/3/2024

 

El Salvador

-

-

24/8/2021

 

Eritrea

1993

-

-

 

Estonia

1992

-

27/6/2022

 

Ethiopia

1976

-

-

 

Fiji

1974

-

-

 

Finland

1961

DNA, 1960 (no longer active)

-

17

France

1961

Accredited NODC (2017)

NODC
1971

(accredited by IODE-XXIV)

8/3/2024

 

Gabon

1977

-

-

 

Gambia

1985

-

-

18

Georgia

 

ADU
2014

20/8/2022

19

Germany

1961

NODC
1967

8/3/2024

     

ADU 
OBIS (deep sea)
2022

19/8/2022 

20

AFR

Ghana

1961

NODC

2001

 

22/3/2024

21

Greece

1964

NODC
1986

16/11/2020

     

ADU

OBIS Node (Mediterranean)

2014

 19/8/2022
 

Grenada

2009

-

-

 

Guatemala

1967

-

-

22

AFR

Guinea

1982

NODC
1990

16/11/2020

 

Guinea-Bissau

1984

-

-

 

Guyana

1977

-

-

 

Haiti

1976

-

-

 

Honduras

2012

-

-

23

Iceland

1964

ADU
OBIS Node (Arctic)
2015

19/8/2022 

24

India

1961

NODC
1964-2004: NIO
2004-...: INCOIS

7/6/2022

     

ADU

OBIS node (IndOBIS) 2022

19/8/2022

25

PAC

Indonesia

 

NODC
2014

31/8/2018

rem 8/22 - email not working

     

ADU
OBIS node
2018

19/8/2022

26

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

1975

Accredited NODC
(2017)

NODC
OBIS node

1995

(accredited by IODE-XXIV)

13/7/2020

27

Iraq

1971

ADU
2015

19/08/2022

28

Ireland

1978

Accredited NODC

(accredited 2018)

NODC
1993

8/3/2024

 

Ireland

1978

ADU (2015)

OBIS (OPI)

19/8/2022

 

29

Israel

1961

NODC
2001

14/06/16

rem 8/22

30

Italy

1961

Accredited NODC

(Accredited 2024)

NODC
27/6/2002

15/3/2024

31

LAC

SIDS

Jamaica

1969

ADU
OBIS node (ISA)
2021

19/8/2022

32

PAC

Japan

1961

Accredited NODC (2018)

NODC
1/4/1965

(accredited by IODE-officers 21/10/2018)

28/4/2022

     

ADU
OBIS Node (Japan)
2015

19/08/2022

 

Jordan

1975

-

-

33

Kazakhstan

2005

NODC
7/2006

01/09/2022

34

AFR

Kenya

1973

NODC
OBIS node
1996

 

24/8/2022
 

Kiribati

2012

-

-

 

Korea, (Democratic People's republic of)

1978

(NODC 1987 but now inactive)

14/7/17

35

PAC

Korea
(Republic of)

1961

Accredited NODC (2017)

NODC
1974

(accredited by IODE Officers, 23/8/2017)

12/1/2017

rem 8/22

     

ADU
2023

6/9/2023

36

Kuwait

1974

ADU
2021

22/10/21

 

Lebanon

1964

-

-

 

Libya

1974

-

-

37

AFR

Madagascar

1967

NODC
26/4/2000

 

19/8/2022

38

PAC

Malaysia

1965

DNA
1994

NODC
24/7/2010

2/8/2022

   

2014

Accredited ADU (2018)

ADU

also OBIS node, since 29/03/2017, not counted separately

(accredited by IODE Officers, 2/1/2018)

19/8/2022

 

Maldives

1987

-

-

 

Malta

1971

-

8/11/16

rem 8/22

 

39

AFR

Mauritania

1961

NODC
16/10/2000

14/06/16

rem 8/22

40

AFR

SIDS

Mauritius

1971

NODC
7/7/2000

to be confirmed

22/3/2024

41

LAC

Mexico

1961

NODC
30/6/2011

7/6/2022

     

ADU,(bathymetry) 2022

20/6/2022
 

Monaco

1961

-

-

 

Montenegro

2011

-

-

 

Morocco

1961

-

14/6/2022

42

AFR

Mozambique

1981

NODC
7/7/2000

8/3/2024

 

Myanmar

1988

-

-

43

AFR

Namibia

2001

ADU
18/9/2023

18/9/2023

 

Nauru

2016

-

-

44

 

Netherlands

1961

NODC
17/09/1997

24/8/2022

 

New Zealand

1962

-

16/11/2020

 

Nicaragua

1977

-

-

45

AFR

Nigeria

1973

NODC
1990

18/8/2022

 

Niue

2011

-

-

46

Norway

1961

Accredited NODC

(accredited 2/2023)

NODC
1972

7/2/2023

     

ADU
2021

25/9/21

 

Oman

1982

-

16/6/2016

rem 8/22

 47

Pakistan

1961

NODC
1981

8/3/2024

 

Palau

2014

-

-

48

LAC

Panama

1969

NODC
2021

being re-activated

8/3/2024

 

Papua New Guinea

2006

-

-

49

LAC

Peru

1967

NODC
1984

20/8/2022

50

PAC

Philippines

1964

ADU (2014)

OBIS Node, Southeast Asia 1984

19/8/2022

     

ADU
OBIS Node (Fish)
2018

 19/8/2022
 

Poland

1961

NODC planned

19/08/2022

51

Portugal

1971

NODC
(est. 26/10/2022)

(TWO NODCSs)

 

8/3/2024

 

Qatar

-

-

9/1/2017

rem 8/22

52

Romania

1961

NODC
2007

DNA
1970

8/3/2024

53

PAC

Russian Federation

1961

NODC
1964

16/11/2020

 

Saint Kitts and Nevis

2011

-

-

 

Saint Lucia

1992

-

-

 

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

2013

-

-

 

Samoa

1978

-

-

 

Saudi Arabia

1978

-

-

54

AFR

Senegal

1969

NODC
OBIS Node, 28/10/2002

18/8/2022

 

Serbia

2005

-

-

55

AFR

SIDS

Seychelles

1979

NODC
1997

14/06/16

 

Sierra Leone

1974

-

-

 

Singapore

1967

-

-

56

Slovenia

1994

NODC
3/2/2004

8/3/2024

 

Solomon Islands

1982

-

-

 

Somalia

1974

-

-

57

AFR

South Africa

1969

NODC
1977, changed host 2020, OBIS Node

Accredited ADU
established 2022

8/3/2024

58

Spain

1961

NODC
1968

8/3/2024

     

ADU
2018

29/08/2022

 

Sri Lanka

1977

(NODC established in 1996, no longer operational)

03/11/18

rem 8/22

 

Sudan

1974

-

-

 

Suriname

1977

-

-

59

Sweden

1965

NODC established 2017

DNA established in 1971

8/3/2024

 

Switzerland

1961

-

-

 

Syrian Arab Republic

1971

-

-

60

AFR

Tanzania (United Republic of)

1969

NODC
2002

DNA
1996

19/8/2022

 

Thailand

1961

-

18/8/2022

 

Timor-Leste

2005

-

-

 

Togo

1975

NODC
28/3/2001

CLOSED (information 27/11/2023

27/11/2023

 

Tonga

1974

-

 
 

Trinidad and Tobago

1969

-

16/11/2020

61

AFR

Tunisia

1961

NODC
09/03/2001

28/3/2024

62

Türkiye (Republic of)

(name changed from Turkey on 8/6/2022)

1962

NODC
1993

24/8/2022

 

Tuvalu

2011

-

-

 

Ukraine
(MHI)

1962

NODC
established 17/4/13

closed

(was DNA, est 1993)

 

 

Ukraine
(IBSS)

1962

NODC
established 2008

closed

 

 63

Ukraine

1962

NODC
2019

 

8/3/2024

 

Ukraine

 

ADU (2014)

(OBIS node, Black Sea OBIS)

19/8/2022 
 

United Arab Emirates

1976

-

-

64

United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

1961

Accredited NODC (2017)

NODC
1969

(accredited by IODE Officers, 23/8/2017)

13/10/2021

     

ADU
OBIS Node (SCAR)
2016

19/8/2022

     

ADU
OBIS Node (UK)
2018

 19/8/2022
     

ADU

(MEDIN) 2022

 9/2/2022
     

ADU

(CEFAS) 2020

30/6/2020 

65

PAC

United States (of America)

1961

NODC
1961

18/8/2022

     

ADU
2013

10/04/14

rem 8/22

     

ADU
OBIS Node (USA)
2016

19/8/2022

     

ADU
OBIS Node (SEAMAP)
2017

19/8/2022
     

ADU
OBIS (Fish)
2018

19/8/2022
 

Uruguay

1961

(NODC established in 1986 (inactive)

21/9/21

 

 

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

1964

(NODC established in 1985 (inactive))

19/8/2022

     

ADU
OBIS Node (Caribbean)
2014

19/8/2022

 

Viet Nam

1961

-

4/6/2021

 

Yemen

1960

-

-

 

 

 

 
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