Abstract

JPL OnEarth, Datasets and Implementation
Track: Parks and Natural Reserves
Author(s): Lucian Plesea

The DailyPlanet is a new addition to the OnEArth WMS server
dataset collection, a result of JPL technology research providing
rapid access of satellite to GIS users. The DailyPlanet is a
continuously updating real-time MODIS Terra image of the
earth. The DailyPlanet system processes more than 70GB of raw
satellite data daily, generating an image covering the whole
earth except polar-regions, at a resolution of about 250m per
pixel. The system operates on one satellite scene at a time,
providing most recent scenes on-line within half a day of
capture. The availability of this dataset marks the first time a
current, high-resolution image of the earth is available on a
daily basis. The current DailyPlanet image is directly available to
GIS users via WMS service from OnEarth, together with previous
days archive. The DailyPlanet dataset and system are discussed,
along with specifics of dataset integration into ArcGIS.

Lucian Plesea
Science Data Understanding Group
Jet Propulsion Laboratory MS: 306-463
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena , California 91109
United States
Phone: 818-354-3928
E-mail: Lucian.Plesea@jpl.nasa.gov