NOAA Data Management Planning Procedural Directive


This is the official download page for the NOAA Data Management Planning Procedural Directive, which was revised by NOAA's Environmental Data Management Committee (EDMC) on December 10, 2014 as version 2.0. As per a recomendation from the NOSC, a minor change was made, and the PD was re-approved by the EDMC on February 11, 2015 as version 2.0.1.

The current version of this document is version 2.0.1

Adobe PDF document   Download the current version of the PD as an Adobe file (pdf)
Microsoft Word document   Download the current version of the PD as a Microsoft Word file (docx)

The EDMC is committed to developing documents, templates, and other resources to assist NOAA Line Offices with the task of implementing NOAA Procedural Directives. These resources are hosted on the NOAA Data Management Planning Procedural Directive page of the NOAA EDM Wiki.

Visit the NOAA DMP Repository on GoogleDrive (must have a noaa.gov user account)

The Data Management Plan Template, as described in the procedural directive, is also available for download here:

Microsoft Word document   Download the Data Management Plan Template (v2.0.1 updated Jan 2015)



Version History

Version 2.0.1    Revised February 11, 2015     Minor revision (no transmittal)

Version 2.0       Revised December 10, 2014      Download the transmittal letter (PDF).

Version 1.0       Approved October 24, 2011      Download the transmittal letter (PDF).