License

The entire GESLA-3 dataset can be freely used for research, but there are some limits for users wishing to use the dataset for consultancy purposes. The table below lists which datasets can be freely used for research and/or consultancy. For example, users wishing to use the records provided by CV, UZ and CMEMS for consultancy purposes, must contact these organisations to obtain permission first (or in the case of CMEMS the organisations that provided the data to them). In summary, the data are accessible, but are covered by several different licences, some of which are non-commercial, by-attribution, or a combination of conditions. Access to the data does not currently require authentication, so restricted data are open to all, and we ask users to comply with the license conditions.

Number	Abbreviated name	Full name	Use
1	UHSLC	University of Hawaii Sea level Center	Research and consultancy
2	NOAA	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Research and consultancy
3	CMEMS	Copernicus Marine Environment Monitoring Service	Research (for consultancy contact data owners directly)
4	MEDS	Marine Environmental Data Section	Research and consultancy
5	USGS	United States Geological Survey	Research and consultancy
6	BOM	Bureau of Meteorology	Research and consultancy
7	RWS	Rijkswaterstaat	Research and consultancy
8	JODC_JMA	Japan Oceanographic Data Center, Japan Meteorological Agency	Research and consultancy
9	SMHI	Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute	Research and consultancy
10	REFMAR	Réseaux de référence des observations marégraphiques (Reference networks for tidal observations)	Research and consultancy
11	BODC	British Oceanographic Data Centre	Research and consultancy
12	CDWR	California Department of Water Resources	Research and consultancy
13	JODC_JCG	Japan Oceanographic Data Center, Japan Coast Guard	Research and consultancy
14	NHS	Norwegian Hydrographic Service	Research and consultancy
15	JODC_GIAJ	Japan Oceanographic Data Center, Geospatial Information Authority of Japan	Research and consultancy
16	WSV	Wasserstraßen-und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (Federal Waterway and Shipping Administration)	Research and consultancy
17	JODC_PAHB	Japan Oceanographic Data Center, Ports and Harbours Bureau	Research and consultancy
18	SFWMD	South Florida Water Management District	Research and consultancy
19	ISPRA	Instituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research)	Research and consultancy
20	IEO	Instituto Español de Oceanografía (Spanish Istitute of Oceanography)	Research and consultancy
21	DA	Data Archelogy	Research and consultancy
22	UNAM	National Autonomous University of Mexico	Research and consultancy
23	FMI	Finnish Meteorological Institute	Research and consultancy
24	DMI	Danish Meteorological Institute	Research and consultancy
25	BFG	Bundesanstalt Für Gewässerkunde(Federal Institute of Hydrology)	Research and consultancy
26	MI_C	Marine Institute (Coastal sites)	Research and consultancy
27	CCO	Coastal Channel Observatory	Research and consultancy
28	NOC	National Oceanography Centre	Research and consultancy
29	NWFWMD	North West Florida Water Management Department	Research and consultancy
30	ESEAS	European Sea-Level Service	Research and consultancy
31	ICG	Icelandic Coast Guard Hydrographic and Maritime Safety Department	Research and consultancy
32	UZ	University of Zagreb	Research (for consultancy contact data owners directly)
33	NCDEM	North Carolina Department of Emergency Management	Research and consultancy
34	CV	City of Venice, Tide Forecasts and Reporting Center	Research (for consultancy contact data owners directly)
35	MI_R	Marine Institute (River Sites)	Research and consultancy
36	GLOSS	Global Sea Level Observing System	Research and consultancy