User Resources
Explore our user resources
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Beginnen Sie
With over 1500 data sets to choose from, it can be hard to know where to begin. Read this easy-to-read tutorial on how to navigate this website to discover and work with data, as well as frequently asked questions about tools and resources.
![Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP)](/sites/default/files/styles/story_image_style/public/images/Radar-glaciers-data.png.webp?itok=hejzsd6Y)
Data Announcements
We're releasing new data and updates all the time. Be the first to see and access the latest data.
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![core sampling in Alaska core sampling in Alaska](/sites/default/files/styles/story_image_style/public/images/DSC01803.jpg.webp?itok=zkvDTfuA)
Data Tools
Explore tools, interactive tutorials and web services for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing NSIDC data.
![Library in Stockholm, Sweden Library in Stockholm, Sweden](/sites/default/files/styles/story_image_style/public/images/susan-q-yin-2JIvboGLeho-unsplash.jpg.webp?itok=rHH84NRF)
Documents
Explore our technical document library which includes data set user guides and technical references for understanding NSIDC data.
![Yaks on Gorak Shep trail to Everest Yaks on Gorak Shep trail to Everest](/sites/default/files/styles/story_image_style/public/images/Nepal-Gorak%20Shep-EBC%20trail-Davide-Zanchenttin-Flickr.jpg.webp?itok=_TmOM1y-)
Levels of service
Learn about the different levels of service NSIDC provides data users and how to identify the level of service for each data product.
![Dr. Alia Khan and colleague Edgardo Sepulveda collect spectra albedo measurements in front of Collins Glacier on King George Island. Credit: Gonzalo Barrera Dr. Alia Khan and colleague Edgardo Sepulveda collect spectra albedo measurements in front of Collins Glacier on King George Island. Credit: Gonzalo Barrera](/sites/default/files/styles/story_image_style/public/images/Image5Barrera_0.jpg.webp?itok=GSNa5XUh)
NASA Earthdata Forum
Connect with other researchers in this online forum for NASA's scientific data user community as well as subject matter experts from NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs).