Program Documents

OOI Science Plan

The Ocean Observatories Initiative Facilities Board updated the OOI Science Plan in January 2021.  The plan articulates the exciting research, educational opportunities, and pathways to advancing the understanding of high-priority science questions using OOI data.  Access it here.

Program Documents

As a NSF Major Facility, OOI maintains documentation that govern its infrastructure and operations.  A collection of these program documents is provided below:

• Common Sensor Specifications
• Community Engagement Plan
• Concept of Operations
• Configuration Management Plan
• Data Use Policy
• Data Users Terms and Conditions
• Environmental Health and Safety Plan
• Operations and Management Plan
• Observation and Sampling Approach
• Property Management Plan
• Risk and Opportunity Management Plan

Please note that while every attempt is made to keep these documents up-to-date, the documents accessible here may not be the final released versions.

Historical Documents

For more information on the history of the OOI, please see the following documents:

• Science Prospectus (October 2007)
• Science Plan(May 2005)
• Science Plan Summary (May 2005)