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Steering Committee Meeting - III Mexico Room (D211), FAO HQ, Rome, Italy, 25-27 January 2006 The World Data Center System (Submitted by Ferris Webster) Document Summary The document provides the background and current activities of the World Data Center. ACTION PROPOSED This is a background document for Agenda Item 15. presentation and discussion. The World Data Center System Introduction The World Data Center (WDC) system was created to archive and distribute data collected from the observational programs of the 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year. Origin