The AOML GDP launched their ERDDAP™ server on May 19, 2023, in an effort to increase access to drifter data for the scientific community. ERDDAP™, or Environmental Research Division Data Access Program™, is a scientific data server using free and open-source software created by the Environmental Research Division of NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center.
Currently, the AOML GDP ERDDAP™ features nine datasets, including the 6-hour and hourly quality-controlled interpolated datasets, as well as near real-time drifter data from the Global Telecommunications System. Users can quickly retrieve these datasets in their desired file format, as well as filter their query by constraining drifter variables such as time, location, drifter identification number, and/or World Meteorological Organization number.