JAMSTEC has established Basic Policies on the Handling of Data and Samples in May 2007 and started its operation in 2008. The Data Research Center of JAMSTEC, established in 2009, has handled these various kinds of data and samples obtained by JAMSTEC as the result of its scientific research, on the basis of these basic policies. Here we review databases and dissemination systems of these data and samples, which we have developed during the past 5 years of the second midterm plan at the Data Research Center. The database systems include the Data Research System for Whole Cruise Information (DARWIN), JAMSTEC E-library of Deep-sea Images (J-EDI), Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMAL) and sample databases. We also review our recent activities to make our data available for societal needs and discuss some future directions.
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