Data Licensing Form - Extended Options

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE 
Office of Coast Survey – Hydrographic Surveys Division 

Data Licensing Form
Date:
Data provider name and title:

Dataset name and description:

The Office of Coast Survey greatly appreciates your voluntary contribution of data. Your license
assignment onto the data is required for submission. The license standardizes our handling of the
data into the National Bathymetric Source (NBS) and improves communication to end-users.
Please make a selection below. The full license terms are on the following pages.
Creative Commons 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL) v1.0
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-ND 4.0)
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Internal Use Only
Data provider signature:

Revision Date: Oct 2022

Full terms
Creative Commons 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (CC0)
Provider is, voluntarily and without financial compensation, providing gridded bathymetric data to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a Creative Commons 1.0 Universal public domain dedication (CC0). NOAA intends to
register and integrate Provider’s Data into the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) source database, and merge it with other datasets to
create products derived from the database. More specifically, NOAA use of Provider’s Data may include, but is not limited to,
creating Electronic Navigational Charts, mesh generated products for marine modeling (Flooding models, Tsunami inundation,
VDATUM water level models, for example), and Precision Navigation products (S-102); hydrographic survey planning; and
hydrographic data gap analysis for Seabed 2030 initiatives. NOAA products, including those created in whole or in part with the
Provider’s Data, will be publicly released with no restrictions on their use. Furthermore, NOAA intends to publicly release the
Provider’s Data in its original form under the same CC0 public domain dedication
(https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/?ref=chooser-v1). However, in no event is NOAA liable to the Provider for
third party use of Provider Data or products NOAA derives using Provider Data.
Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL) v1.0
Provider is, voluntarily and without financial compensation, providing gridded bathymetric data to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under an Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication License (PDDL) v1.0. NOAA
intends to register and integrate Provider’s Data into the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) source database, and merge it with other
datasets to create products derived from the database. More specifically, NOAA use of Provider’s Data may include, but is not
limited to, creating Electronic Navigational Charts, mesh generated products for marine modeling (Flooding models, Tsunami
inundation, VDATUM water level models, for example), and Precision Navigation products (S-102); hydrographic survey planning;
and hydrographic data gap analysis for Seabed 2030 initiatives. NOAA products, including those created in whole or in part with the
Provider’s Data, will be publicly released with no restrictions on their use. Furthermore, NOAA intends to publicly release the
Provider’s Data in its original form under the same Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL)
(https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/). However, in no event is NOAA liable to the Provider for third party use of Provider
Data or products NOAA derives using Provider Data.
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
Provider is, voluntarily and without financial compensation, providing gridded bathymetric data to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). NOAA intends
to register and integrate Provider’s Data into the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) source database, and merge it with other datasets to
create products derived from the database. More specifically, NOAA use of Provider’s Data may include, but is not limited to,
creating Electronic Navigational Charts, mesh generated products for marine modeling (Flooding models, Tsunami inundation,
VDATUM water level models, for example), and Precision Navigation products (S-102); hydrographic survey planning; and
hydrographic data gap analysis for Seabed 2030 initiatives. NOAA products, including those created in whole or in part with the
Provider’s Data, will be publicly released with no restrictions on their use. Furthermore, NOAA intends to publicly release the
Provider’s Data in its original form under the CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1) License, and
will give credit to the Provider. However, in no event is NOAA liable to the Provider for third party use of Provider Data or products
NOAA derives using Provider Data.
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Provider is, voluntarily and without financial compensation, providing gridded bathymetric data to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA 4.0).
NOAA intends to register and integrate Provider’s Data into the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) source database. However, NOAA
will not create any derivative products that is unable to maintain the license. For example, OCS would be unable to maintain the
license if OCS merged Provider’s Data with other datasets to create products such as Electronic Navigational Charts, mesh generated
products for marine modeling (e.g., Flooding models, Tsunami inundation, VDATUM water level models), and Precision Navigation
products (S-102). The Provider’s Data will be used for internal NOAA purposes, including hydrographic survey planning, and
hydrographic data gap analysis for Seabed 2030 initiatives. Furthermore, NOAA intends to publicly release the Provider’s Data in its
original form under the CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1) License, and will give
credit to the Provider. However, in no event is NOAA liable to the Provider for third party use of Provider Data or products NOAA
derives using Provider Data.
Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-ND 4.0)
Provider is, voluntarily and without financial compensation, providing gridded bathymetric data to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license (CC BY-ND
4.0). NOAA intends to register and integrate Provider’s Data into the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) source database. However,
NOAA will not create any derivative products, for example, merging with other datasets to create products derived from the database,
such as Electronic Navigational Charts, mesh generated products for marine modelling (Flooding models, Tsunami inundation,
VDATUM water level models, for example), and Precision Navigation products (S-102). The Provider’s Data will be used for
internal NOAA purposes, including hydrographic survey planning, and hydrographic data gap analysis for Seabed 2030
initiatives. Furthermore, NOAA intends to publicly release the Provider’s Data in its original form under the CC BY-ND 4.0
(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1) License, and will give credit to the Provider. However, in no event
is NOAA liable to the Provider for third party use of Provider Data or products NOAA derives using Provider Data.

Revision Date: Oct 2022

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Provider is, voluntarily and without financial compensation, providing gridded bathymetric data to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC
4.0). NOAA intends to register and integrate Provider’s Data into the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) source database, and merge it
with other datasets to create products derived from the database. More specifically, NOAA use of Provider’s Data may include, but is
not limited to, creating Electronic Navigational Charts, mesh generated products for marine modelling (Flooding models, Tsunami
inundation, VDATUM water level models, for example), and Precision Navigation products (S-102); hydrographic survey planning;
and hydrographic data gap analysis for Seabed 2030 initiatives. NOAA products, including those created in whole or in part with the
Provider’s Data, will be publicly released with no restrictions on their use. Furthermore, NOAA intends to publicly release the
Provider’s Data in its original form under the CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1)
License, and will give credit to the Provider. However, in no event is NOAA liable to the Provider for third party use of Provider
Data or products NOAA derives using Provider Data, including if a third party uses Provider Data or NOAA derive products for
commercial purposes.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Provider is, voluntarily and without financial compensation, providing gridded bathymetric data to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license
(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). NOAA intends to register and integrate Provider’s Data into the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) source
database. However, NOAA will not create any derivative products that is unable to maintain the license. For example, OCS would be
unable to maintain the license if OCS merged Provider’s Data with other datasets to create products such as Electronic Navigational
Charts, mesh generated products for marine modelling (e.g., Flooding models, Tsunami inundation, VDATUM water level models),
and Precision Navigation products (S-102). The Provider’s Data will be used for internal NOAA purposes, including hydrographic
survey planning, and hydrographic data gap analysis for Seabed 2030 initiatives. Furthermore, NOAA intends to publicly release the
Provider’s Data in its original form under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/?ref=chooserv1) License, and will give credit to the Provider. However, in no event is NOAA liable to the Provider for third party use of Provider
Data or products NOAA derives using Provider Data, including if a third party uses Provider Data or NOAA derive products for
commercial purposes.
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Provider is, voluntarily and without financial compensation, providing gridded bathymetric data to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). NOAA intends to register and integrate Provider’s Data into the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) source
database. However, NOAA will not create any derivative products, for example, merging with other datasets to create products
derived from the database, such as Electronic Navigational Charts, mesh generated products for marine modelling (Flooding models,
Tsunami inundation, VDATUM water level models, for example), and Precision Navigation products (S-102). The Provider’s Data
will be used for internal NOAA purposes, including hydrographic survey planning, and hydrographic data gap analysis for Seabed
2030 initiatives. Furthermore, NOAA intends to publicly release the Provider’s Data in its original form under the CC BY-NC-ND
4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/?ref=chooser-v1) License, and will give credit to the Provider. However, in
no event is NOAA liable to the Provider for third party use of Provider Data or products NOAA derives using Provider Data,
including if a third party uses Provider Data or NOAA derive products for commercial purposes.
Internal Use Only
Provider is, voluntarily and without financial compensation, providing gridded bathymetric data to the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The data will be for internal use only by NOAA and its contractors and affiliates, to the extent
permitted under Federal laws and regulations. NOAA will not integrate Provider’s Data into the Office of Coast Survey (OCS) source
database, nor will NOAA create any derivative products, for example, merging with other datasets to create products derived from
the database, such as Electronic Navigational charts, mesh generated products for marine modeling (Flooding models, Tsunami
inundation, VDATUM water level models, for example), and Precision Navigation products (S-102). The Provider’s Data will be
used for internal NOAA purposes, including hydrographic survey planning, and hydrographic data gap analysis for Seabed 2030
initiatives.

Revision Date: Oct 2022