Getting SeaWiFS Data
Commercial Users
If your work is not considered 'research' you must purchase SeaWiFS data from
ORBIMAGE
as they own the commercial rights to it. Please note that ORBIMAGE refers to SeaWiFS data as OrbView-2 data.
NASA-Authorized Users
If your work is considered research you may
apply
to become an NASA-Authorized SeaWiFS user. Once Authorized you receive SeaWiFS data freely from the Goddard Distributed Active Archive Center
(DAAC) after the data is at least two weeks old.
NASA-Authorized Ground Stations
If your work is considered research and your organization wants to receive High Resolution Picture Transmission (HRPT) SeaWiFS data, you may
apply
to become an Authorized SeaWiFS
Ground Station.
Real-Time Data
If you are already an Authorized SeaWiFS User and you want to get data in real time from an already existing SeaWiFS Ground Station (including your own), you can
apply
to become an Authorized SeaWiFS Temporary Real-Time User.
If you are already an Authorized SeaWiFS User and you want to get data in real time from an area where there isn't an Authorized SeaWiFS
HRPT station, you can
request Overflight Scheduling from the
Ocean Color
team.
SeaWiFS Project Home Page
gene carl feldman
(301) 286-9428