 RDAC data products are then assembled together at Global Data Analysis Centres (GDAC) where they are merged to provide L4 global coverage data products free of gaps.The distributed processing system is referred to as the GHRSST Regional/Global Task Sharing (R/GTS) framework

The GHRSST Data Processing Specification (GDS) is central to the successful implementation and operation of the R/GTS.It provides a common data processing specification that must be implemented at each GHRSST RDAC and GDAC.