At NASA, we are constantly looking for new opportunities to partner with others to explore our universe and improve life on Earth. Sharing our data is vital to this vision. Since NASA's inception, we have archived vast amounts of data from our many exploration missions. Today, the digital landscape has changed, and the amount of data produced has increased exponentially (we now archive over 4TB of new Earth Science data each day), but the vision itself is no different.  Open data is the acknowledgement that the value of data can continue to grow, even after its primary application is realized. NASA encourages RHoK developers to build on our open data in new ways to create cutting edge applications for the benefit of society.  

There are many interesting NASA raw datasets available to the RHoK community.  Sometimes this data is used to find our origins in the universe.  Sometimes we end up with a more extensive view of the Earth’s climate or learn how to operate aircraft better in its atmosphere.  This weekend, we hope that some of our data will be used to solve some of humanity’s toughest challenges.  

Over the next few days, we’ll be highlighting a few of our datasets such as MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data which improves our understanding of global dynamics and processes occurring on the land, in the oceans, and in the lower atmosphere.  For now, here are links to many datasets which could be useful to developers at this weekend’s RHoK #3 hackathon:

NASA on Data.gov  

• › Tool Catalog  
• › GeoData Catalog  
• › Raw Data Catalog  

Earth Science Data  

• › Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS)  
• › Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center  
• › NASA's HEASARC Web-based Tools  
• › Global Change Master Directory  
• › Goddard Institute for Space Studies Earth/Climate Change Data  
• › CEOS International Directory Network  
• › USGS/NASA Landsat Data on New Earth Explorer  
• › Ocean Color  
• › On Earth  
• › Gateway to Astronaut Photography  
• › NASA Earth Observations  
• › Visible Earth  
• › NASA Earth Observatory  
• › LandSat 7 Datasets for MultiSpec  
• › Earth Plus  
• › International Space Station EarthKam  
• › Physical Oceanography DAAC  

Space Science Data  

• › National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC)  
• › National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC) Master Catalog  
• › Planetary Data System (PDS)  
• › FERMI Mission Data  
• › HelioViewer (beta)  
• › Virtual Solar Observatory  
• › Sun Grazing Comets from SOHO/STEREO  
• › Space Weather Action Center  
• › Multiwavelength Milky Way  
• › Observable Comets  
• › Solar System Dynamics  

Data for Educators  

• › My NASA Data  
• › NASA Quest QNA Database  
• › NASA on the National Science Digital Library  

Desktop Data Tools  

• › Multispec Data Viewer  
• › High Energy Astrophysics HERA Tool  
• › NASA World Wind

If you are interested in using NASA data in your RHoK project, and have questions for us, please reach out to the NASA Open Government team:

1. Nicholas Skytland: nicholas.g.skytland@gmail.com or @skytland
2. Chris Gerty: christopher.e.gerty@nasa.gov or @gerty
3. Ali Llewellyn: alicia.llewellyn-1@nasa.gov or @adllewellyn