2025 NOAA EDMW

While conventional in-situ sensor data from buoys and floats, discrete sample data, and satellite data dominate NOAA’s ocean data landscape, there are many unique data types that provide important contributions to global ocean observing. To optimize the impact of these data, it is essential to carefully consider data processing, archival, and product delivery pathways. This session invites NOAA programs, labs, and partners that are actively engaged in the use of uncrewed systems (UxS) such as Saildrone, ‘omics data including eDNA, passive acoustics data, or other unique data or emerging technologies to present case studies that highlight current data management workflows. Presenters are encouraged to share successes, challenges, and lessons learned during the data planning and integration processes. The session broadly invites discussions of how NOAA can develop improved and consistent data management pathways for similar observing methods across the agency to gain the most value from these “odd duck” data.