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Marine program collecting digital SEGY data since early 90s Scientists use printed field records in preference to digital products New digital systems (e.g., 3.5 khz chirp on multibeam vessels) strictly digital. Digital processing issues data size ( > 1 TB/yr) , comparison to gold-standard printed records, time vs return Discovery and Dissemination problems cost of copying analog records, record degradation, size of digital SEGY archives Database population and update issues no validation of digital data