Guidance for NOAA Commercial Data Buys: A Framework for NOAA Programs and Offices Conducting Commercial Data Buys

NOAA has long met its mission through collaboration and partnerships with the broader enterprise, including academia, the private sector, and international partners, both using and providing data that supports open science and enables a vibrant downstream private sector. In order to respond to an ever-growing supply and demand for environmental information, however, NOAA recognizes the need to increasingly harness the opportunities of a rapidly growing commercial sector to complement its current observational capabilities.