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Site Survey Data Bank (SSDB)

Data Submission Deadline: May 1, 2013
Proposals with data submitted before the deadline will be reviewed at the June 17-19, 2013 Panel meeting in Santa Cruz, Ca.


News: The SSDBviewer tool has been retired, in favor of continuing to improve and strengthen SSDBquery as the primary tool for finding and accessing data in SSDB. If you have any concerns or questions regarding this change, please contact the SSDB staff via the Contact tab near the top of the page, and we would be happy to help.

Welcome to the Site Survey Data Bank (SSDB)

The Site Survey Data Bank (SSDB) is a repository for digital site survey data submitted in support of Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) proposals, expeditions and related activities. Many files are freely available, but proprietary holds requested by proponents are strictly maintained. The SSDB also contains older site survey data for some ODP proposals and legs. Analog site survey data (e.g., paper plots) submitted in support of IODP, ODP and DSDP proposals and expeditions/legs are stored on site at the SSDB, which is located at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (more information about analog documents can be found here).

Users who are not logged in can discover (via SSDBquery and SSDBlegacy) all items stored in the SSDB, and view the metadata for all items. Only registered users can view and download items stored in the SSDB. Anyone can register for "basic" user privileges, which allows viewing and downloading of all items not on proprietary hold. To view/download items on proprietary hold or to upload items requires advanced user privileges, which can be requested by sending an email to IODP-MI.

To submit data to SSDB in support of a proposal, you first need to register for a basic user account on SSDB, which you can do here. Then you will need to log in to SSDB, select "My Account" and "Request Change" to request access to a specific proposal number. Within a few days, after validation by IODP-MI, you should receive a confirmation email that you have been given proponent access to that proposal. You will then have access to the SSDBupload tool through which you can submit your data.


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Last Update: March 12, 2013