InPort is the centralized repository of documentation (metadata) for NOAA Fisheries and National Ocean Service data, as well as tools to access the data, as required by the Data and Information Management Policy Directive and the Data Documentation Procedural Directive.

 

As its official metadata catalog, InPort is the single most important component in NMFS Enterprise Data Management (EDM) architecture which enables our customers to find, access and understand our vast array of data and information.