Data Partner Community

The Alaska Satellite Facility (ASF) is under contract to acquire, process, archive, and distribute satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for research communities. ASF will use ECHO to provide access to all ASF datasets : http://www.asf.alaska.edu/

Contact: 907-474-6166,uso@asf.alaska.edu

Atmospheric Sciences Data Center, Distributed Active Archive Center for radiation budget, clouds, aerosols and tropospheric chemistry: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/

Contact: 757-864-8656, larc@eos.nasa.gov

GSFC Earth Sciences, Distributed Active Archive Center for upper atmosphere, atmospheric dynamics, global land biosphere, global precipitation and ocean color: http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Contact: 301-614-5224,help@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov

The Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC) provides both historical and current Earth science data, information, and products from satellite, airborne, and surface-based instruments as well as data from many field experiments. Some of GHRC’s most notable data products include lightning, hurricane research, and passive microwave data products with global hydrological parameters such as sea surface temperature, atmospheric water vapor, wind direction, and atmospheric temperature. http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/

Contact: 256-961-7932,ghrc@eos.nasa.gov

LAADS Web is the interface to the Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS). The mission of LAADS is to provide quick and easy access to MODIS level 1 and atmosphere data products. http://ladsweb.nascom.nasa.gov/

Contact: or 301-352-2106, 1-866-506-6347 (toll-free - US only), modapsuso@saicmodis.com

Land Processes, Distributed Active Archive Center. LP DAAC's role includes the high-level processing and distribution of ASTER data, and the distribution of MODIS land products derived from data acquired by Terra and Aqua satellites: http://lpdaac.usgs.gov/

Contact: 605-594-6116, LPDAAC@eos.nasa.gov

Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Distributed Active Archive Center. A source for biogeochemical and ecological data useful for studying environmental processes. These data have been collected on the ground, from aircraft, or by satellite or have been generated by computer models. The extent of data ranges from site-specific to global, and durations range from days to years: http://www.daac.ornl.gov/

Contact: Cindy Jones @ 865-241-3952, myerscr@ornl.gov

National Snow and Ice Data Center, Distributed Active Archive Center for snow and ice, cryosphere and climate: http://nsidc.org/daac

Contact: (303) 492-6199, nsidc@nsidc.org

The Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) is responsible for archiving and distributing data relevant to the physical state of the ocean. http://podaac-www.jpl.nasa.gov

Contact: podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov.

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center for population, sustainability, geospatial data, multilateral environmental agreements: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/

Contact: 845-365-8920, ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

The Landsat Project is a joint initiative of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and NASA designed to gather Earth resource data from space. The 35-year record of images provides a unique resource for people who work in agriculture, geology, forestry, regional planning, education, mapping, and global change research. http://landsat.usgs.gov/index.php

Contact: 605-594-6589, custserv@usgs.gov