The Australian Antarctic Data Centre is a section of the Australian Antarctic Division, which forms part of the

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, in the

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. AADC services form the backbone of

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and

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in Australia's

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Science Program.

Services

* Managing science data from Australia's

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(acquiring, indexing, storing, disseminating, linking and

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) * Mapping Australia's areas of interest in the Antarctic region * Managing Australia's Antarctic state of the environment reporting * Fabricating, installing and managing Australia's Antarctic station

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s * Providing advice and education and a range of other products

Purpose

The AADC undertakes its role in alignment with the National Antarctic data management policy. Scientific data are key (and highly valuable) outputs of Australia's Antarctic Science Program and therefore should be managed for posterity. Article III.1.c of the Antarctic Treaty states that "to the greatest extent feasible and practicable" ... "scientific observations and results from Antarctica shall be exchanged and made freely available" The Australian Antarctic Data Centre participates in the WorldWideScience global science gateway.

External links

The Australian Antarctic Data Centre website

The Australian Antarctic Division website

The World Wide Science website
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