The principal data archive of the ISO mission is kept and maintained at the ISO Data Centre. The staff at the centre is specialised in supporting archive users and assisting astronomers in the exploitation of ISO data. The on-line Post Mission Archive contains all ISO observations and necessary additional information.
Users can perform searches, preview results and retrieve data products.
The IDC scientific staff has expert knowledge of the ISO instruments and data products. Dedicated facilities are available for visiting astronomers who want to analyse ISO data with the help of an IDC support astronomer. All ISO data analysis packages are available on-line as well as tools for further interpretation . User Documentation Manuals and various technical notes on ISO, its instruments and data products are available. The Explanatory Library contains these documents on-line.