Registration

Some data products can only be accessed by authorized users. If you are such a user or are planning to become one (e.g. SeaWiFS/MERIS P.I.) please read our data access rules / privacy policy and fill in the current form to register.

Upon registration:

you will receive a registration email containing the information you entered as well as details of steps you have to take should your authorization status be pending;
your credentials will be checked by our staff after we receive all the required information and/or documents;
if your credentials are appropriate, access will be granted and you'll receive a confirmation email. You'll then be able to access the products for which you have an authorization;
should there be a problem checking your credentials, we would contact you directly.

Fields marked with * are compulsory.

First Name*
Last Name*
Email Address*	This will be your username, please check carefully
Choose a password*
Institution*
Address*
City*
State/Province
Zip/Postal*
Country*
SeaWiFS	I am a SeaWiFS Authorized User
	I will apply to become a SeaWiFS Authorized User and will contact you when I have gained authorization. Application form: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/SUPPORT/register.html under "online application ". Contact information will be provided in the registration email.
	I do not need access to SeaWiFS data less than 5 years old
MERIS	To gain access to MERIS products, users should submit a short description of intended data usage and accept the Terms and Conditions for the utilisation of MERIS data..
	I want access to MERIS data. I read, understand and accept the Terms and Conditions for the utilisation of MERIS data and will fax a signed copy together with a short description of intended data usage. Contact information and fax number will be provided in the registration email.
	I do not require access to MERIS products
When registering, the user explicitely marks his/her consent to our data access rules.

Access Rules

All the images are available free of charge through the World Wide Web (WWW) interface.

Images derived from MODIS are accessible without registration. However, if you want to be informed about updates and reprocessing of data, please enter your contact information here.

Images derived from MERIS and SeaWiFS require registration. This is because the data are distributed under strict Conditions of Use and data suppliers require monitoring the use of their data. Please note that registering as a user does not automatically grant you access to restricted datasets. To be granted access to restricted images you have to:

For MERIS:

become a co-investigator of the MARSUPP project. To do so,

Complete the registration form.
Sign a form agreeing to be bound by the conditions of use and send it to MUMM-REMSEM, Gulledelle 100, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium

Only when we have received the completed and signed form and are satisfied that you will comply with the relevant conditions will you get access to the MERIS data products.

For SeaWiFS:

be an Authorized SeaWiFS Data User. If you are not an Authorized user yet, you can apply to become an Authorized SeaWiFS Data User via the SeaWiFS website.
Complete the registration form.

Once you are on the SeaWiFS Authorized Research User List (this procedure can take one week for new applicants), we will grant you access to the SeaWiFS images.

All images can only be used for research and educational purposes.

If you want to use data for commercial purposes, please contact the data suppliers directly.

In order to grant you access to the satellite derived data products MUMM gathers professional information about the applicants, namely their name and contact information.

Information requested for registering is collected primarily to grant access to our derived products and in order to inform our users about new updates and relevant ocean colour news.

Registration information collected for MERIS derived products is passed to the European Space Agency in order to become a co-investigator of the MARSUPP project.

Registration information collected for SeaWiFS derived products is only used to check if you are a SeaWiFS Authorized Data User.

Access to our data products is granted on a fair use basis (not for commercial usage). The requested information may be used to track misuse of the data products.

Anybody wishing so can request a copy of his/her personal information kept at MUMM.

Acknowledgements:

In the case that you publish data or results using these data, we would appreciate that you include the following acknowledgment:

MODIS: “NASA and MUMM are acknowledged for providing and processing MODIS data”
MERIS: “ESA and MUMM are acknowledged for providing and processing MERIS data”
SeaWiFS: “NASA, Orbview and MUMM are acknowledged for providing and processing SeaWiFS data”

We would also appreciate receiving a copy of your publication, which can be forwarded to the following address:

G.Neukermans, MUMM, Gulledelle 100, B-1200 Brussels, BELGIUM

Or, you may email the publication.