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LIS Software Distribution Policy
If you download and use LIS source code or data, please cite the following literature:Peters-Lidard, C. D., P. R. Houser, Y. Tian, S. V. Kumar, J. Geiger, S. Olden, L. Lighty, B. Doty, P. Dirmeyer, J. Adams, K. Mitchell, E. F. Wood and J. Sheffield, 2007. High-performance Earth system modeling with NASA/GSFC's Land Information System. Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering . Vol. 3(3), 157-165.
Kumar, S. V., C. D. Peters-Lidard, Y. Tian, P. R. Houser, J. Geiger, S. Olden, L. Lighty, J. L. Eastman, B. Doty, P. Dirmeyer, J. Adams, K. Mitchell, E. F. Wood and J. Sheffield, 2006. Land Information System - An Interoperable Framework for High Resolution Land Surface Modeling. Environmental Modelling & Software, Vol. 21, 1402-1415.
The LIS source code and documentation are in the public domain, available without fee for educational, research, non-commercial and commercial purposes. Users may distribute the binary or source code to third parties provided that this statement appears on all copies and that no charge is made for such copies.NASA GSFC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE SOFTWARE FOR ANY PURPOSE. IT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY. NEITHER NASA GSFC NOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES SUFFERED BY THE USER OF THIS SOFTWARE.
We ask, but do not require the following regarding derived works for the public domain:
1. That a message be included acknowledging the LIS development team at NASA GSFC.
2. That modifications which may be considered generally useful, be forwarded so that they might be incorporated into future releases of LIS.
Regarding the commercial use of LIS, be aware that LIS does integrate software from several sources which may include embedded copyright notices and which may have some limitations with respect to commercial sales. Anyone considering modifying and selling LIS should read all the embedded copyright and copying notices and proceed at their own risk.
By
copying this software, you, the user, agree to abide by the conditions
and understandings with respect to any software which is marked with a
public domain notice.
The United States, NASA
and NASA affiliates, including, but not limited to, contractors, subcontractors,
grantees and other affiliates, shall neither be liable nor responsible
for any maintenance or updating of LIS data and related software, or
for correction of any errors in the LIS data and related software.
The LIS data and
related software is provided "as is" without any warranty of any kind,
either expressed or implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to,
any warranty that the LIS data and related software will conform to
specifications, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for
a particular purpose, and freedom from infringement, and any warranty that
the documentation will conform to the LIS data and related software,
or any warranty that the LIS data and related software will be error
free. This agreement does not, in any manner, constitute an endorsement
by NASA of any test results, resulting designs, hardware, or other matters
resulting from use of the LIS data and related software. The
User shall not file any claim against the United States or developers of
the LIS data and related software for any matter concerning the LIS
data and related software, performance of, failure to perform, breach or
other matter related to this agreement. The User's sole remedy for
any such matter shall be the immediate, unilateral termination of this
agreement. The United States and the developers of the LIS data
and related software shall not be liable for any damage or injury suffered
by the User or its representatives, regardless of cause, and the User hereby
expressly waives any rights it might otherwise have under the Federal Tort
Claims Act or any other authority, in consideration for NASA's agreement
to provide the LIS data and related software under this agreement.
User, under this section, includes any further user to which the User provides
the LIS data and related software and/or works based upon the LIS
data and related software.
The User shall indemnify
and hold harmless the United States and the developers of the LIS data
and related software from any third party liability arising under the Federal
Tort Claims Act or any other authority, out of the LIS data and related
software, or out of performance of, or failure to perform, any aspect of
this agreement, whether or not caused by the negligence, gross negligence
or willful misconduct of employees of the United States or the developers
of the LIS data and related software. User, under this section,
includes any further user to which the User provides the LIS data and
related software and/or works based upon the LIS data and related software.
This agreement shall
be subject to United States federal law only, for all purposes, including,
but not limited to, determining the validity of this agreement, the meaning
of its provisions, and the rights, obligations and remedies of the parties.
This agreement constitutes
the entire understanding and agreement between the parties hereto relating
to the use of the LIS data and related software and may not be superseded,
modified or amended, except by further written agreement duly executed
by the parties.
LIS Sample Data Distribution Policy
LIS provides a collection of sample data for demonstration of LIS code. The original source of each dataset is given whenever possible. LIS does not endorse the validity, completeness, or usefulness of the datasets. Users are strongly recommended to compile and validate their own datasets based on their scientific goals. LIS has the built-in flexibility for users to easily incorporate their own datasets. Please consult LIS User's Guide and Developer's Guide distributed with LIS source code for details.