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The Problem

Large volumes of hydro-meteorological data exist in a non-digitized and inaccessible form.  Such data are at risk of simple disintegration and decay, or are being discarded because paper-based records take up valuable office space.  These records have the potential to fill in large gaps in the global climate record, particularly in developing countries where records are fragmentary.

Our Purpose

IEDRO is at the forefront for environmental management.  Our volunteers want to create a safer and healthier global society.  We do this by collecting historical environmental data that is in danger of destruction and ensuring it is made available to scientists worldwide.

We strive to rescue and digitize at-risk historical environmental data throughout the world by:

1. Locating and rescuing weather and other environmental data stored on perishable media;
2. Digitizing historical environmental data; and
3. Ensuring the digitized data is available for operational and research applications to its host country as well as the international community of scientists.

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