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The first data sets from NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) are now available from the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). These data sets provide backscatter profiles; geolocated photon data; atmospheric… Read more »
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Data download improvements
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The process of accessing data from NSIDC is evolving, and with it, the design and function of data set landing pages. The first improvements, released on March 6, reorganize the layout of these pages. The most noticeable change will be… Read more »
Programmatic access to NSIDC DAAC data now available using spatial and temporal filters
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Interested in programmatic, scriptable access to data filtered by time or region of interest? While spatial and temporal data filtering and ordering can be done through applications such as NASA Earthdata Search, you may want to access data in a more programmatic way outside of… Read more »
Updates deployed to NSIDC Operation IceBridge Data Portal
The NSIDC Operation IceBridge Data Portal was updated on 17 October 2018 to enhance the existing functionality of the map interface: The Collection pane responds dynamically as temporal, spatial, and keyword filters are applied, and now displays only collections meeting… Read more »
Version 2 of MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps now available
Version 2 of the MEaSUREs MODIS Mosaic of Greenland (MOG) 2005, 2010, and 2015 Image Maps data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). Version 2 includes Mosaic… Read more »
Adding clarity to NSIDC data support with new Level of Service (LoS) model
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With over 1,100 data sets archived and distributed through the National Snow and Ice Data Center, it is expected that not all data sets and associated documentation are created equal. Some data are part of a larger, continuously-funded long-term mission producing… Read more »
Upcoming Earthdata Webinar – NASA Operation IceBridge: Come Discover a Decade of Polar Data
NASA’s Operation IceBridge airborne mission has flown over 700 flights through some of the most stunning regions of the Arctic and Antarctic. Join us to learn how to discover and access data that “bridges” the gap between the ICESat and… Read more »
Webinar-Using NASA’s AppEEARS to Slice and Dice Big Earth Data
The NASA Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) brings efficiency to your scientific workflow through its ability to subset, reformat, and reproject Earth science data in one step. Tune in to learn more! The Application for Extracting and… Read more »
2017 International Glaciological Society in Boulder, CO
The International Glaciological Society will hold an International Symposium on ‘Polar Ice, Polar Climate, Polar Change’ at the University of Colorado in Boulder on 14–19 August 2017. The meeting will take place at the University Memorial Center’s Glenn Miller Ballroom…. Read more »
NASA DAAC Data Services Now Accessible as an API Endpoint
Are you looking to customize MODIS, GLAS, AMSR-E, or SMAP data? While customization options such as subsetting and reformatting are currently available through the NASA Earthdata Search web application, these services can now be accessed programmatically as a synchronous REST… Read more »
