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NSDI Clearinghouse Node
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An internet server that hosts a collection of metadata and data maintained and stored on a server by a data provider. An NSDI Clearinghouse Node provides information about geographic data within the data provider's areas of responsibility. Nodes must host FGDC-compliant metadata and data and use a common access protocol as per the U.S. National Spatial Data Infrastructure.