U.S. IOOS PARTNERS
No single agency or organization has the capacity or resources to fully implement the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing Systems (IOOS) on a national scale. IOOS represents a national partnership in which 17 Federal agencies and 11 Regional Associations (RAs) share responsibility for the design, operation, and improvement of the national, coastal network of observations. The Federal agencies also provide our nation’s contributions to advance the global component. The IOOS coastal component includes a national network of observations, data management, and modeling capacities for U.S. ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes environments, including an extensive Federal observing capacity and 11 RAs that augment the Federal systems. Together, this nation-wide network addresses a combination of national, regional, and local priorities.
By working across the Federal agencies and with the regional partners to integrate our data, IOOS partners are able to provide a more comprehensive, detailed view of our coastal, Great Lakes, and ocean environments. The result is a coordinated system that allows resource managers, emergency responders, scientists, policy makers, and many others quick and easy access to a range of information on-demand and in formats useful for everyday decisions.
National Partners
IOOS represents a partnership effort across the 17 Federal agencies discussed on this page.
Regional Partners
The 11 regional partners described on this page extend the reach of national IOOS efforts, ensuring that IOOS is relevant and useful for state and local users as well.