GLIMS Glacier Database  View Catalog Page Entry ID
NSIDC-0272
Summary
Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) is an international project with the goal of surveying a majority of the world's estimated 160,000 glaciers. GLIMS uses data collected primarily by the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument aboard the Terra satellite and the LANDSAT Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), along with historical observations.
The GLIMS project is currently creating a unique glacier inventory, storing information about the extent and rates of change of all the world's glacial resources. GLIMS consists of many institutions called Regional Centers, who produce glacier analyses for their particular region. The GLIMS Glacier Database provides students, educators, scientists, and the public with reliable glacier data from these analyses. New glacier data are continually being added to the database.
The GLIMS Glacier Viewer Web Mapping Service (WMS) was developed to provide the public with easy access to the GLIMS Glacier Database. This WMS allows users to view and query several thematic layers, including glacier outlines, ASTER footprints, Regional Center locations, and the World Glacier Inventory. Query results can be downloaded into a number of GIS-compatible formats, including ESRI Shapefiles, MapInfo tables, and Geographic Mark-up Language (GML).
Please note, the citation below is a general citation for the entire GLIMS data collection. If you download data, please use the appropriate citation(s) listed in the file called 'CITATIONS_nnnn.txt' (where nnnn is a number) for the specific GLIMS data you use.
Geographic Coverage
Spatial Coordinates:
N: 90°
S: -90°
E: 180°
W: -180°
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Creator: GLIMS, and NSIDC.
Dataset Title: GLIMS Glacier Database
Dataset Release Date: 2005-06-21updated 2012
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: NSIDC: National Snow and Ice Data Center
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0272.html
Dataset DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7265/N5V98602
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1850-01-01
Location Keywords
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION GLOBAL LAND
Science Keywords
- Cryosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glaciers Glacier Extent
- Terrestrial Hydrosphere Glaciers/Ice Sheets Glaciers Glacier Extent
Ancillary Keywords
- ASTER
- Digital Mapping
- GIS
- Glacier
- GLIMS
- Global Change
- Maps
- NSIDC
- NSIDC DAAC
- Geoscientific Information
- Imagery/Base Maps/Earth Cover
Platform
- GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS
- LANDSAT-7
- TERRA Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1)
Instrument
- ASTER Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer
- ETM+ Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus
Project
- GLIMS Global Land Ice Measurements from Space
Use Constraints
Some data in the GLIMS database are under embargo at the request of the submitter. The GLIMS Glacier Viewer requires Java and Javascript to run properly.
Data Set Progress
in work
Originating Center
NSIDC_DAAC
Data Center
NASA DAAC at the National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC User Services
Phone: 1 303 492-6199
Fax: 1 303 492-2468
Email: nsidc@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
- National Snow and Ice Data Center
- CIRES, 449 UCB
- University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: ESRI Shapefiles
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: GML
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: ASCII Text
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: KML
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: WFS
Distribution Media: Online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: WMS
Distribution Media: FTP
Related URL
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
GLIMS Data at NSIDC
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
GLIMS: Global Land Ice Measurements from Space
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Atlas of the Cryosphere
Metadata Name and Version
Metadata Name: CEOS IDN DIF
Metadata Version: 9.7
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-06-21
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-03-13
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