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Data Services/Pricing
Overview of Services
NGDC maintains an archive of all data recorded on DMSP satellites as relayed to NGDC by Air Force Weather Agency.
Data from March 1992 to March 1994, are considered to be experimental. After March 1994, the system is fully
operational.
Currently, DMSP Data are archived at NGDC by individual orbit. Prior to December 2000, data were archived on
8mm tape grouped by day.
Ordering Data
- Total Cost of delivered data is the sum of the following:
- Cost of Data
- Cost of Media (if any)
- Service and Handling Fee
- Shipping Fee (if any)
- Check, money order or credit card (AmericanExpress, VISA, MasterCard) payments are accepted. Bank transfers by special arrangement.
NGDC requires receipt of payment before processing orders.
- Due to personnel constraints, orders will be completed as time and resources allow.
Cost of DMSP Data from the robotic tape library system
| OLS |
| Orbit only - 44 MB each | $15 for the first orbit | $5 each additional orbit |
| Subset of orbit | $15 for the first orbit | $7 each additional orbit |
| Geolocated Data | $40 per image (vis and tir files) | or $1.50 per MB |
| Subset of pre-existing Geolocated Data | 25 minimum (vis and tir files) | or $1 per MB |
| Data converted to JPG, TIF, GeoTiff or other standard image | additional $5 | NA |
| Print image cost | additional $5 on 8.5 X 11 or transparency | NA |
| MI, T, T2, IES, J4, M |
| Orbit Files | $10 for the first orbit | $2 each additional orbit |
Cost of DMSP Data not in the robotic tape library system
| OLS, MI, T, T2, IES, J4, M
| | Copies of archive tapes | $155 each (includes media charge) |
| OLS (smooth and fine resolution) tapes | contain one day of data from 2 primary or secondary satellites per tape. |
| MI tapes | contain 5 days of data from 2 primary or secondary satellites per tape. |
| T, T2, IES, J4, and M tapes | contain one month of data from 2 primary or secondary satellites per tape. |
Cost of Digital Media
| Transfer mode | Volume of data
media will hold | Cost/Each |
| FTP/EMAIL | NA | $0.00 |
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| Floppy disc | 1.4 MB | $5.00 |
| 8mm | 5 GB | $10.00 |
| CD | 750 MB | $5.00 |
| DLT | 40 GB | $70.00 |
| LTO | 100 GB | $70.00 |
MB=Megabyte
GB=Gigabyte
Service and Handling Fee
| Order <= $50 | $5.00 |
| Order > $50 | $11.00 |
Shipping outside USA/Canada Fee
| Order <= $100 | $10.00 |
| Order > $100 | $20.00 |
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