March 20, 2008
NSF Program Solicitation 06-562 states that:
"The intent is that all data from the EarthScope Facility will be openly available in near-real-time to maximize participation from the scientific community and to provide on-going educational outreach to students and the public."
The solicitation also states that: "Principal investigators are required to adhere to the EAR Data Policy available on the NSF website."
The EAR data policy can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/geo/ear/EAR_data_policy_204.pdf
and it states: