15 September 2019
The Italian Oceanographic Commission (COI) proposed NODC as the Italian node of the international system for the exchange of oceanographic data and information (IODE) of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO . Its purpose is to enhance marine research, exploitation and development, by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States, and by meeting the needs of users for data and information products. NODC has always promoted collaboration with other Italian research bodies for the coordinated management of oceanographic data at national level.