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Sextant vs IOOS®
How do Sextant and IOOS® compare? Here are the facts side by side: pricing, platforms, open-source status and what each one is for.
| Directory detail | Sextant | IOOS® |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Sextant documents, disseminates, and promotes a catalog of marine environmental data for Ifremer laboratories and partner organizations. | The U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System coordinates people and technology to gather ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes data. |
| Website | ||
| Type | Website | Website |
| Topic | ||
| Pricing | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Open source | Not stated | Not stated |
| Language | English | English |
| Alternatives |
Other options to consider
Sites similar to both Sextant and IOOS®.
The European Environment Agency gathers environmental data with its member-country network and produces assessments on a range of topics.
NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information provide historical weather, climate, ocean, and magnetic field data.
Statistics Canada's data catalog offers searchable tables, microdata, and visualizations across topics including health, labor, and trade.
Remote Sensing Systems provides public data files available over ftp with account registration, plus documentation on downloads and file versions and announcements on data releases and discontinuations.
Bhoonidhi provides access to an archive of remote-sensing data from Indian satellites.







