Repository details
Space Physics Data Facility
Name of repository
Space Physics Data Facility
Additional name(s)
- NASA's Space Physics Data Facility
- SPDF
Repository URL
Subject(s)
Description
The Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF) leads in the design and implementation of unique multi-mission and multi-disciplinary data services and software to strategically advance NASA's solar-terrestrial program, to extend our science understanding of the structure, physics and dynamics of the Heliosphere of our Sun and to support the science missions of NASA's Heliophysics Great Observatory.
Major SPDF efforts include multi-mission data services such as Heliophysics Data Portal (formerly VSPO), CDAWeb and CDAWeb Inside IDL,and OMNIWeb Plus (including COHOWeb, ATMOWeb, HelioWeb and CGM) , science planning and orbit services such as SSCWeb, data tools such as the CDF software and tools, and a range of other science and technology research efforts. The staff supporting SPDF includes scientists and information technology experts.
Contact(s)
- administrative: NASA-SPDF-Support@nasa.onmicrosoft.com
- administrative: Robert.M.Candey@nasa.gov
Keyword(s)
Repository type(s)
- disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
Research data repository language(s)
- English
Data and/or service provider
- dataProvider
- serviceProvider
Dates
Started
1992
Institutions (2)
Additional name(s)
- NASA
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1992
Institution name
Additional name(s)
- HSD
Country
Type(s) of responsibility
- funding
- general
- technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
1992
Policies (2)
Policy name
Database access
Type of access to research data repository
open
Data access (1)
Type of access to data
open
Data licenses (2)
Data upload (1)
Type of data upload
restricted
Persistent identifier system(s)
- DOI
Name of the repository software
- other
Versioning
yes
Data citation guideline
Application programming interfaces (4)
Type
REST
Url
Type
REST
Url
Type
SOAP
Url
Type
other
Url
Documentation
Metadata standards (1)
Metadata standard
Remarks
Remarks
NASA’s Heliophysics Science Division at NASA Headquarters issued a revised Heliophysics Science Data Management Policy (see https://smd-cms.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/hpd-data-policy-final-20230202.pdf). This revised policy redefined the Heliophysics role of the National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) at Goddard to be solely that of a “deep archive” and defined a new role for the Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF) to be one of two “active Final Archives” charged to work with NASA Headquarters to ensure the long-term accessibility and availability of all important NASA heliophysics data. The SPDF service gateway allows users to access data through a number of different data services while also providing information on which spacecraft are accessible through which services and to which space physics disciplines data services and spacecraft belong.
Entry date
2012-12-14
Last update
2026-05-29
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