Method for allocating data to a database to provide selective access and its application to geophysical data

摘要

A method for allocating access to data is disclosed. The method includes storing proprietary data in a first database accessible only by an entity designated by an owner of the proprietary data. The proprietary data are time indexed and are automatically transferred to a second database being accessible by an entity other than the designated entity at a time at which the proprietary data lose proprietary status.