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20080630: THREDDS usage policy

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  • Subject: 20080630: THREDDS usage policy
  • Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:12:02 -0600
Hi Jerry,

Sorry for the tardy reply...

re:
>I had a basic question about THREDDS.  Must all data that a site
>provides using THREDDS be free to the end user?

No.

>We have some datasets that are restricted, or that require a fee, in
>addition to datasets that we provide free.

You are not the only group interested in using THREDDS for datasets
that have restricted access/use.

>Can a site use THREDDS to supply some data at a fee?

Yes.

Now, the next question is whether THREDDS currently provides the access
restriction mechanisms that you need.  This is an active area of
investigation/development between the Unidata THREDDS developers and
the CDP (Community Data Portal) people in NCAR/CISL.

>Thanks,

No worries.  Again, I apologize for not getting you an answer to
this sooner.

Cheers,

Tom Yoksas
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>From address@hidden  Wed Jul  2 15:07:34 2008

>Thanks Tom.

>That was helpful.

>Jerry
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