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Data Policy - NOTA High-Rate GNSS

Network of the Americas High-Rate GNSS Data Policy *

* formerly titled "Plate Boundary Observatory High-Rate GPS Data Policy".

Version 1.1
Last modified:

  • 2023-10-02 (Updated "UNAVCO" to the "NSF GAGE Facility")
  • 2020-09-25 (replaced "GPS" with "GNSS", updated "PBO" to "NOTA")
  • 2009-04-23

This document is the policy that governs access to and use of high-rate Network of the Americas (NOTA), formerly Plate Boundary Observatory (PBO), GPS/GNSS data made available by the NSF GAGE Facility operated by EarthScope Consortium (formerly known as UNAVCO and hereinafter referred to as "GAGE") in response to special user requests. Any party making use of NOTA high-rate GNSS data implicitly agrees to the terms of this policy.

  1. High-rate GNSS data are available from NOTA via special/custom data request (see https://www.unavco.org/data/data-help/custom-data-request/custom-data-request.html). Unlike standard 15-second data, high-rate data are downloaded only by exception and are made available for public access for a limited time.
  2. NOTA's high-rate GNSS data are primarily intended to support the scientific, education, and government sectors, with priority given to supporting users from these communities. Data requests by the commercial sector will be considered on a lower-priority basis. The GAGE Facility will respond to high-rate data requests on a best-effort basis, subject to personnel and resource constraints.
  3. The GAGE Facility does not guarantee the availability of high-rate GNSS data from any of the NOTA stations.
  4. The GAGE Facility will make downloaded high-rate data available for public access on an FTP server for a period of at least a month after the end of data collection. Data may be posted for a longer period upon request.
  5. The GAGE Facility does not guarantee the quality, usability, or suitability of NOTA high-rate GNSS data for any particular purpose. Users assume all risks and liabilities, direct or indirect, associated with any use of NOTA GNSS data.
  6. No user may sell or explicitly charge for high-rate GNSS data acquired from The GAGE Facility. Users may charge for value-added services (such as aerial mapping) that incorporate these data as an input.
  7. Users must appropriately cite The GAGE Facility and its sponsors as the source of high-rate data from NOTA GNSS stations. The citation must appear in any publications, presentations, Web sites, and any other materials created in whole or in part using NOTA data. See Policies, Forms & Procedures for citation text.

This policy may be revised by The GAGE Facility as needed. The GAGE Facility reserves the right to refuse future special data requests for any organization, entity, or individual found to be in violation of item 6 or 7 of this policy. Address questions to the NOTA Data Products Manager at supportunavco.org.

 

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