Hello, I just implemented a new and improved GLIMS download service. This is the service that is accessed from the map interface ("Download GLIMS outlines in current view") or the text search interface at http://glims.org. If you have any automated processes that download GLIMS data, they may need to be modified to accommodate a few slight changes. Below is a summary of what is new and different. Please let me or NSIDC User Services (nsidc@nsidc.org) know if you encounter any problems. Cheers, Bruce Summary of changes in new GLIMS download service: - Fixed the problem of long process descriptions bleeding into other fields in the downloaded shapefiles. Long process descriptions are now truncated to the shapefile maximum of 255 characters. Other formats, such as GMT's text format, do not truncate. - Updated the citation information in the README file to include DOIs. - The downloaded package (either a zip file or a gzipped tar file) now contains one subdirectory, which in turn contains all the associated files. - The outline polygons are stored in a file called "glims_polygons.XXX", where XXX is determined by the format (shapefile, KML, GMT, etc.) - The points file (which contains point locations for the glaciers and the GLIMS IDs) is called "glims_points.XXX". - The code is now written in Python and is simpler, which means it might run faster. -- Bruce H. RAUP National Snow and Ice Data Center University of Colorado 449 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309 Phone: 303-492-8814 http://cires.colorado.edu/~braup/