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Part III. Appendix 3: Data Archive and AccessVisionIOOS data archiving and access will be a distributed system of interconnected archive and datacenters that function collaboratively to receive and preserve the data, and provide easy and efficientaccess to the data. Search and discovery of data and products will be easy and will directly supportthe seven IOOS goals.Archive collections range greatly in size, complexity, and importance to public and scientific needs.Currently, diverse data service paradigms are used to support access to the archives. IOOS datatransport methods, metadata standards, and data discovery interfaces will be implemented in theArchive System. The result will be a system that provides more uniform access across multiple centersand that can handle all collections consistently. The data discovery component will allow accessby both humans and machine.As the amount of IOOS data steadily increases, the old and new systems of access must remaincompatible in order to maintain the high levels of service and allow users to fully discover the archiveddata.197