How to Access Data in the Cloud with Earthdata Search
Lead Cloud Software Engineer, Scott Longmore, shows users during an Earthdata webinar on April 26, 2023, how to
access LAADS DAAC data in the Cloud via Earthdata Search.
These instructions outline the steps to obtain a list of S3 URLs from a LAADS DAAC product collection using the Earthdata Search webpage.
- Visit the Earthdata Search portal: https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov and Login (upper right of the page).
- Under "Filter Collections" in the left panel, select:
- Features: Available from AWS Cloud
- Organizations: Level-1 Atmosphere Archive & Distribution System Distributed Active Archive Center
- Click on the desired collection in "Matching Collections" results (in this case, VIIRS/Suomi-NPP Cloud Mask 6-Min Swath 750 m)
- Adjust the date range to the desired time period (in this case, 2023-05-01 through 2023-05-02), add granules, and click on Download All.
- After clicking on Download Data, the Download Status page displays a tab for AWS S3 Access. The S3 URLs for your desired granules are listed here. You have the option to Copy this list or Save this list as a text file.
Last updated: June 8, 2023