COMMERCIAL DATA POLICY
Only public-domain and commercial-compatible providers can become automatic production defaults. Noncommercial, research-only, and unknown sources stay blocked until separately licensed or reviewed.
| PROVIDER | CLASS | LICENSE | ATTRIBUTION | PRODUCTION DEFAULT | TERMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOAA CO-OPS | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | NOAA CO-OPS | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA NDBC | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | NOAA NDBC | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| U.S. IOOS HF Radar | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government/open provider metadata | U.S. IOOS HF Radar Network | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| IOOS Regional Associations | UNKNOWN REVIEW REQUIRED | REVIEW REQUIRED | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA CoastWatch/OceanWatch | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data; dataset metadata controls | NOAA CoastWatch | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA National Weather Service API | PUBLIC DOMAIN | Open U.S. Government data | NOAA/NWS | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA GFS | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA GFS-Wave | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA RTOFS | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NASA POWER | PUBLIC DOMAIN | NASA open Earth science data | NASA POWER | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| GEBCO_2026 Grid | FREE COMMERCIAL ATTRIBUTION | GEBCO public-domain terms | GEBCO Compilation Group (2026) GEBCO_2026 Grid | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA NCEI DEM Global Mosaic | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | NOAA NCEI | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA Digital Coast | UNKNOWN REVIEW REQUIRED | REVIEW REQUIRED | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA Coastal Topobathy Lidar | UNKNOWN REVIEW REQUIRED | REVIEW REQUIRED | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA Hydrographic Survey Data | PUBLIC DOMAIN | CC0 for NOAA OCS data where specified | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA ENC | PUBLIC DOMAIN | CC0 | NOAA Office of Coast Survey | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| Natural Earth | PUBLIC DOMAIN | Public domain | Not required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| OpenStreetMap / Overpass | FREE COMMERCIAL ATTRIBUTION | ODbL 1.0 | © OpenStreetMap contributors | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| OpenSeaMap | FREE COMMERCIAL ATTRIBUTION | ODbL data / CC BY-SA 2.0 tiles | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| MarineCadastre Historical AIS | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | MarineCadastre.gov | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| MarineCadastre Vessel Transit Counts | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | MarineCadastre.gov / NOAA / BOEM | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| MarineCadastre Ocean Planning | UNKNOWN REVIEW REQUIRED | REVIEW REQUIRED | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| Global Fishing Watch | FREE NONCOMMERCIAL | CC BY-NC 4.0/API terms | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| Copernicus Marine Service | FREE REGISTRATION COMMERCIAL | Copernicus Marine licence | EU Copernicus Marine Service | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| Copernicus Sentinel-1 | FREE REGISTRATION COMMERCIAL | Copernicus Sentinel legal notice | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| Copernicus Sentinel-2 | FREE REGISTRATION COMMERCIAL | Copernicus Sentinel legal notice | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| USGS Landsat 8/9 | PUBLIC DOMAIN | No restrictions on Landsat products | USGS Landsat | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NASA Ocean Color / OB.DAAC | PUBLIC DOMAIN | NASA Earth science data; dataset exceptions possible | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| Argo GDAC | FREE COMMERCIAL ATTRIBUTION | Open Argo data with required citation | Argo Program and contributing national programs | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| U.S. IOOS Glider DAC | UNKNOWN REVIEW REQUIRED | REVIEW REQUIRED | U.S. IOOS Glider DAC and deployment contributors | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| OceanSITES | UNKNOWN REVIEW REQUIRED | REVIEW REQUIRED | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA World Ocean Database | PUBLIC DOMAIN | Public use without restriction | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| USGS Water Data | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | U.S. Geological Survey | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| Water Quality Portal | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government/partner-contributed data; record attribution applies | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA Essential Fish Habitat | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA Marine Protected Areas Inventory | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | NOAA OceanReports / Marine Protected Areas Inventory | YES | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA Harmful Algal Bloom Products | UNKNOWN REVIEW REQUIRED | REVIEW REQUIRED | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA@NSIDC Sea Ice Index | FREE COMMERCIAL ATTRIBUTION | Free NOAA@NSIDC data with citation | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA NWS Alerts | PUBLIC DOMAIN | Open U.S. Government data | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA National Hurricane Center | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| NOAA NDBC DART | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| BOEM Offshore Energy GIS | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| Public Coastal Infrastructure Catalog | UNKNOWN REVIEW REQUIRED | REVIEW REQUIRED | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |
| Authoritative Public Port Data | PUBLIC DOMAIN | U.S. Government public data; OSM fallback is ODbL | Provider-specific attribution required | NO | Official terms ↗ |