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NOAA Software Public Domain Statement

As a work of the United States Government, this project is in the public domain within the United States. Software, as understood herein, shall be broadly interpreted as being inclusive of algorithms, source code, object code, databases and related documentation, all of which shall be furnished free of charge to the User.

Additionally, we waive copyright and related rights in the work worldwide through the CC0 1.0 Universal public domain dedication.

CC0 1.0 Universal Summary

This is a human-readable summary of the Legal Code (read the full text at https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode).

No Copyright

This project was exclusively created by employees of the United States Government as part of their official duties. Pursuant to U.S. Copyright law, this work is in the public domain within the United States. The authors are further waiving their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law.

The User can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.

Other Information

Use of the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) or Hydrographic Systems and Technology Branch (HSTB) and Pydro names and/or visual identifiers are protected under trademark law and may not be used without written permission from NOAA. Use of these names and/or visual identifiers to identify unaltered NOAA content or links to NOAA websites are allowable uses. Permission is not required to display unaltered NOAA products which include the NOAA, HSTB, or Pydro names and/or visual identifiers as part of the original product. Neither the names nor the visual identifiers may be used, however, in a manner that implies an endorsement or affiliation with NOAA.

The United States Government makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the usefulness of this software and documentation for any purpose. The U.S. Government, its instrumentalities, officers, employees, and agents assume no responsibility (1) for the use of the software and documentation contained in this package, or (2) to provide technical support to users.

The user assumes the entire risk related to its use of this software. NOAA is providing this software “as is,” and NOAA disclaims any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. In no event will NOAA be liable to you or to any third party for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages or lost profit resulting from any use or misuse of this software.

This notice, in its entirety, must be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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Contact

If you find errors in the documentation or want to contribute, you are encouraged to email the following personnel emails @NOAA.GOV

barry.gallagher
jack.riley
chen.zhang
eric.g.younkin