Ocean Data Inventory ( ODI ): A Database of Ocean Current, Temperature and Salinity Time Series for the Northwest Atlantic

The Ocean Data Inventory database is an inventory of all of the oceanographic time series data held by the Ocean Science Division at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography. The data archive includes about 5800 current meter and acoustic doppler time series, 4500 coastal temperature time series from thermographs, as well as a small number (200) of tide gauges. Many of the current meters also have temperature and salinity sensors. The area for which there are data is roughly defined as the North Atlantic and Arctic from 30° - 82° N, although there are some minor amounts of data from other parts of the world. The time period is from 1960 to present. The database is updated on a regular basis.

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Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:38 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:38 (UTC)
contact_email	DataServicesDonnees@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Science", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada; Science"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4326,http://www.epsg-registry.org,8.2.6
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2017-04-12 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Ocean Circulation", "Ocean Currents", "Ocean Temperature", "Ocean Waves", "Salinity/Density", "Wave Height", "Ocean Circulation", "Ocean Currents", "Ocean Temperature", "Ocean Waves", "Salinity/Density", "Wave Height", "Oceans", "Oceans"], "fr": ["Circulation océanique", "Courants océaniques", "température océanique", "vagues océaniques", "salinité/ densité", "hauteur des vagues", "Circulation océanique", "Courants océaniques", "température océanique", "vagues océaniques", "salinité/ densité", "hauteur des vagues", "Océan", "Océan"]}
open_canada_subject	["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Inventaire des Données Océaniques (ODI): base de données de l’inventaire des courantomètes, des thermographes et des marégraphes - la plupart sur les plateaux continentaux de la côte est canadienne
update_frequency	not_planned