Nimbus Data Rescue Project

Data Announcements

Get RSS feed of Nimbus Data Rescue Project Data Announcements Get RSS feed of all Data Announcements from NSIDC

July 8, 2013

The Nimbus Data Rescue Project releases its first data set: Nimbus Advanced Vidicon Camera System Visible Imagery L1, HDF5 (NmAVCS1H).

NmAVCS1H consists of black-and-white Advanced Vidicon Camera System images that were acquired by the Nimbus 1 satellite during August and September, 1964 and by Nimbus 2 from May to August, 1966

July 5, 2013

New life for old data: Nimbus Data Rescue Project publishes first data set

Back in the 1960s, technology to process massive amounts of data and imagery did not exist. Advancements in technology now allow for the processing of film into a digital format. The Nimbus Data