NASA Earthdata Cloud Cookbook
Supporting NASA Earth Science Research Teams’ Migration to the Cloud
Welcome
Welcome to the NASA Openscapes Earthdata Cloud Cookbook!
This Cookbook is learning-oriented to support scientific researchers who use NASA Earthdata as NASA migrates data and workflows to the cloud. It has resources to learn how to work with NASA Earthdata in the cloud, as well as documentation for how to contribute to these resources. It is under active, open development.
The Cloud Paradigm
NASA Earthdata is available from Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) that are in the process of moving data holdings to a cloud platform. In the new paradigm, data storage (orange in the illustration) will migrate to the cloud (green) and DAAC-provided tools and services built on top of the data are co-located in the Earthdata Cloud.
As this data migration occurs, DAACs will have more information about how users can access data. For example, the Cloud Data page at PO.DAAC offers access to resources to help guide data users in discovering, accessing, and utilizing cloud data. During this transition, some data will continue to be available from the traditional on premise archive, while some data will also be available from and within the Earthdata Cloud.
Learn More About NASA’s Earthdata Cloud Migration
- NASA EarthData Cloud Evolution - Starting point for understanding the background for moving to the Cloud.
- How We Work - Nice overview of EOSDIS work and emphasis on open science by Katie Baynes, Keynote at FedGeoDay2020 (video).
- Cloud Data Egress: How EOSDIS Supports User Needs - Describes supporting users’ needs during cloud migration by providing analysis-ready data by Emily Cassidy (blog).
About
This Earthdata Cloud Cookbook is being developed as a cross-DAAC collaboration by the NASA-Openscapes Team. Learn more at nasa-openscapes.github.io.