Repository details

LAADS DAAC

Name of repository
LAADS DAAC
Additional name(s)
  • LAADS web
  • Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System - Distributed Active Archive Center
Repository URL
https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/
Subject(s)
Description
LAADS DAAC is the web 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, Atmosphere and Land data products, VIIRS Level 1 and Land data products MAS and MERIS data products. MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a key instrument aboard the Terra (EOS AM) and Aqua (EOS PM) satellites.
Contact(s)
Content type(s)
Certificate(s)
CoreTrustSeal
Start date
2024-01-23
End date
2027-01-22
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
Mission statement for designated community
https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/about/
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • dataProvider
  • serviceProvider

Institutions (2)

Institution
Goddard Space Flight Center
Additional name(s)
  • GSFC
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2000
Institution
NASA
Additional name(s)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Institution
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2000

Policies (1)

Policy Name
NASA's Earth Science Data and Information Policy

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Data access (2)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted

Data licenses (3)

DataLicense
other
DataLicense
other
DataLicense
Copyrights

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Name of the repository software
  • unknown
Data citation guideline
https://modaps.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/services/faq/LAADS_Data-Use_Citation_Policies.pdf
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (3)

Type
SOAP
Url
https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/tools-and-services/lws-classic/api
Type
REST
Url
https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/tools-and-services/lws-classic/api.php
Type
OpenDAP
Url
https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/tools-and-services/#opendap

Remarks

Remarks
LAADS DAAC is a regular member of ICSU World Data System - WDS. Beginning on July 31, 2024 LAADS DAAC data will be accessed from the Cloud when using Earthdata Search and other services using NASA's Common Metadata Repository (CMR ). Data will continue to be available from LAADS DAAC’s on-premise data servers on LAADS DAAC's website, including LAADS DAAC's Data Archive, Find Data and View Data. See https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/cloud/
Entry date
2013-09-24
Last update
2025-02-25
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re3data.org: LAADS DAAC; editing status 2025-02-25; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3003X last accessed: 2025-04-27