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: Richard Armstrong, Bruce Raup, Siri Jodha Singh Khalsa, Roger Barry, Jeff Kargel, Chris Helm, Hugh Kieffer
Dataset Title: GLIMS Glacier Database
Dataset Release Date: 2005-06-21
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, Colorado USA
Dataset Publisher: National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)
Data Presentation Form: Digital media
Online Resource: http://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0272.html
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
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0272
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
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Data Set ID: NSIDC-0272
Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC DAAC 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: GMT ASCII
Distribution Media: online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: KML
Distribution Media: online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: MapInfo tables
Distribution Media: online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: WFS
Distribution Media: online (HTTP)
Distribution Format: WMS
Personnel
Richard Armstrong
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +1 (303)-492-6199
Fax: +1 (303)-492-2468
Email: rlax@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Bruce H. Raup
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
SIRI JODHA SINGH KHALSA
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 303-492-1445
Fax: 303-492-2468
Email: nsidc@kryos.colorado.edu
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, Campus Box 449
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
R. G. Barry
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
449 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Jeff Kargel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: kargel@hwr.arizona.edu
Contact Address:
1133 E. North Campus Dr.
Harshbarger Building
City: Tuscon
Province or State: AZ
Postal Code: 85721
Country: USA
Chris Helm
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: chelm@nsidc.org
Contact Address:
449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Hugh Kieffer
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Retired
United States Geological Survey
Country: USA
Related URL
GET SERVICE > GET WEB FEATURE SERVICE (WFS)
GLIMS Glacier Database
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GLIMS Data at NSIDC
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: 2005-06-21
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