Data Tools
Explore web services, interactive tutorials, and other tools to access and work with NSIDC data
There are many ways to access and work with NSIDC data to accommodate a wide diversity of users. Use the filter menu to explore and narrow down your options. Note that the list defaults to show our Featured tools first, however, you have more options in the Sort by menu.
- To see which tools are available for which data sets, you must go to a specific data set landing page. On the landing page under Data Access and Tools, you will see data-set specific tools to access and work with the data.
- Once you are ready to find a data set, explore our data catalog.
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Browse and display global satellite imagery layers from NASA GIBS. Download raw data, share screenshots, and create animations from the imagery.
Type: Web Application
Customization Capabilities:
data reformatting
Output Formats:
GEOTIFF
GIF
JPEG
KML
PNG
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Visualize and download data from the GLIMS Glacier Database using a map-based interface.
Type: Web Application
Output Formats:
KML
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Search and download data from the GLIMS Glacier Database, using custom parameters in a text-search form.
Type: Web Application
Output Formats:
KML
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Extract point and area samples from geospatial data via spatial, temporal, and/or parameter subsetting. Preview and interact with samples before downloading. The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples tool is only available for select NSIDC data products.
Type: Web Application
Customization Capabilities:
data reformatting
reprojection
spatial subsetting
temporal subsetting
variable subsetting
Output Formats:
CSV
GEOTIFF
HDF-EOS2
HDF5
JSON
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Search the Glacier Photograph Collection by glacier name, location, date, photographer, and more. View lower-resolution photographs online and order high-resolution versions.
Output Formats:
ASCII
JPEG
TIFF
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Access georegistered images for data layers from select NSIDC data products. Use OGC protocols (WMS, WFS, and WCS) through HTTP URLs or OGC-compatible clients (ArcMap, QGIS, Google Earth) to access the data.
Customization Capabilities:
data reformatting
reprojection
spatial subsetting
temporal subsetting
variable subsetting
Output Formats:
PNG
GEOTIFF
GIF
HDF-EOS
JPEG
KML
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Explore contents of HDF4 and HDF5 files, including file structure, metadata, and parameter values.
Type: Downloadable Software
Output Formats:
ASCII
HDF4
HDF5
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Search the Online Dehn Ice Charts database by geographic region and/or date range. Order charts meeting your search criteria.
Output Formats:
PNG
TIFF
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Visualize georeferenced arrays in NetCDF, HDF and GRIB formats. Plot data on global or regional maps, choosing from multiple map projections. Overlay continent outlines or masks.
Type: Downloadable Software
Output Formats:
ASCII
CSV
GIF
HDF-EOS2
HDF-EOS5
HDF4
HDF5
JPEG
KML
NETCDF-3
NETCDF-4
PNG
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Use this toolbox to read, process, analyze, and output ICESat-2 ATL03 and ATL08 data in these formats: figures, .las, .csv, .kml.
Supported software languages:
Python
Type: Downloadable Software
Customization Capabilities:
data reformatting
spatial subsetting
temporal subsetting
variable subsetting
Output Formats:
ASCII
CSV
HDF5
KML
PNG
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Access, subset, project, interpolate, analyze, and/or combine data products with this Python library. Useful for geospatial analyses run locally or in the cloud.
Supported software languages:
Python
Type: Downloadable Software
Customization Capabilities:
data reformatting
spatial subsetting
temporal subsetting
variable subsetting
reprojection
Output Formats:
GEOTIFF
HDF4
HDF5
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