National Focal Points
It is very important that the EDIOS directory will keep providing users an up-to-date and complete overview on all European ocean-observing systems currently in repeated and routine use (stations, sections, repeated ship-borne measurements, buoys, platforms, remote imagery, etc.), their geographical location, characteristics and frequency of observations, and data-holding archives.

The EDIOS directory is maintained and open for entries from all institutes in Europe. To handle maintenance of existing entries and new entries, an efficient organization has been established by EuroGOOS involving a pan-European network of national coordinators or focal points. Also a co-operation has been agreed between EuroGOOS and the Sea-Search network of national oceanographic data centres and focal points in Europe. In the near future a complete list of national focal points will be presented here.