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BODIC is an E-infrastructure serves as a local portal for the national and international exchange of oceanographic data and information. The main objectives of BODIC are: To collate oceanographic data and information, archive and store them and maximize their utilization; To enhance the availability of high-quality oceanographic data and information for a wide group of users; To promote data and information exchange on national and international level; To provide oceanographic services to end users.

BODIC is designated as a NODC in the context of IOC-IODE system. Oceanographic data centre of the Institute of Oceanology – IO-ODC was established in June 27, 2002 as a division of “Ocean technology” department of the IO-BAS. Follows the decision of the Bulgarian National Oceanographic Commission, dated September 8th, 2004, the IO-ODC has been nominated as Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre. The centre is officially recognised as a Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre – BGODC and included in the list of world oceanographic data centres of IOC/IODE in 2005, replacing NIMH data center which use to play role of NODC from 1985. In 2019 BGODC was renamed to be Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data and Information Center – BODIC.  

BODIC is involved in European SEADATANET and ODINBLACKSEA on-line data exchange infrastructures,  CMEMS INSTAC real time data services for Black Sea and CMEMS BS-MFC. BODIC serves as National oceanographic data and information repository.