Submission Deadline

Data Submission Deadline: September 25 2011 .
Proposals with data submitted before the deadline will be reviewed at the November 30 2011 Site Survey Panel meeting.

Guidance Documents for Proponents

• In-Depth Guide for Proponents
  • Details of the data submission process and tools
• Site Survey Data Requirements: A Simple Guide
  • An overview of the kinds of data usually submitted in support of a proposal
• IODP SSP and EPSP Drill Site Characterization Data Requirements Matrix (PDF)
  • A summary document and table of the types of site survey data usually required by the Site Survey Panel to judge if the scientific objectives of the site can be achieved, and by the Environmental Protection and Safety Panel to judge if the proposed drilling can be completed safely and with minimal impact to the environment.
• How to Submit Files to SSDB
  • Step-by-step instructions for using the SSDBupload tool to submit your files to SSDB.
• SSDB Data Types and Formats
  • A table summary of the file formats allowed for different kinds of data.
• Analog Data Policy
  • Information on how to access legacy analog holdings in support of a proposal
• Information About the SSDB

SSDB Tools for Proponents

There are a variety of tools available in the Proponent Menu of the SSDB. These tools allow you to submit data to and retrieve data from the SSDB. What follows is a quick guide for proponents. For further information, please see the In-Depth Guide for Proponents. 

Tool	Function
My Account	Maintain updated contact information, and request access to specific proposals.
SSDBupload	Submit data files and related descriptive information (metadata) from your computer to the SSDB in support of a proposal. Click here for more information
SSDBquery	Locate and download files using a text search interface, and view results using Google Earth. Click here for more information
SSDBlegacy	Search physical objects, digital data, and site and proposal information that were submitted before SSDB was launched in 2005.
INTviewer	SSDB-hosted tool to view SEGY files, available in the results of an SSDBquery search.  INTviewer is available within SSDBquery and SSDBviewer. Click here for more information
SSDBstatus	View the list of uploaded documents, plus their status, for a proposal. Check and revise metadata for files that have been uploaded but not yet submitted. Submit files.
SSDBviewer	Locate and download files using a graphical search interface. Note: Most users prefer the SSDBquery tool for searching SSDB files.  SSDBviewer requires Java.
SSDBcopy	Copy data from one proposal directly to another authorized proposal on SSDB. Used for convenience when a new proposal will have multiple files used in an old proposal. Note: The SSDBcopy tool can be used to generate an expedition package. Click here for more information