The Economics and Social Benefits of NOAA Data and Products

Featured NOAA Economic Benefit

For every $1 that energy companies spend in acquiring NOAA climate station data, they receive a potential benefit savings of $495 in related costs (i.e. not having to implement their own observing system to collect the data). This yields a cumulative $65 million benefit when extrapolated across the entire US energy market (Centrec, 2003).

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NOAA's Value to Society

It is often said that "NOAA is where science gains value for the Nation." This web site is a central source of information on the economic value and use of NOAA's data & products, in both industry and society. (More info...)

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Content Structure

The information in this web site is organized into four Themes (i.e. NOAA Missions Goals). Each Theme is divided into three Categories (Data Users, Extreme Events, and Observing Systems). Within these Categories there are numerous Topics in relation to NOAA - each with five Sections (Topic Overview, Economic Benefits, Economic Costs, Data Applications, Data & Products).

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