ONC is committed to providing free, tested and vetted, long-term data that have undergone rigorous quality assurance/quality control (QAQC). Our data are ready to be integrated into research, classrooms and decision making.

For scalar data, our aim is to meet the guidelines of the Quality Assurance of Real Time Oceanographic Data (QARTOD) group. We strive to adhere to QARTOD's ‘Seven Laws of Data Management’ to provide trusted data to the scientific community.