Repository details

NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive

Name of repository
NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive
Additional name(s)
  • NSSDCA
  • NASA's archive for space science mission data
Repository URL
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Subject(s)
Description
The NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive serves as the permanent archive for NASA space science mission data. "Space science" means astronomy and astrophysics, solar and space plasma physics, and planetary and lunar science. As permanent archive, NSSDCA teams with NASA's discipline-specific space science "active archives" which provide access to data to researchers and, in some cases, to the general public. NSSDCA also serves as NASA's permanent archive for space physics mission data. It provides access to several geophysical models and to data from some non-NASA mission data. In addition to supporting active space physics and astrophysics researchers, NSSDCA also supports the general public both via several public-interest web-based services (e.g., the Photo Gallery) and via the offline mailing of CD-ROMs, photoprints, and other items.
Contact
  • gsfc-dl-nssdca-request@mail.nasa.gov
Content type(s)
Keyword(s)
Persistent identifier(s) of the repository
  • PSSB-00666
Repository size
NSSDCA archives more than 400 TB of digital data from about 550 mostly-NASA space science spacecraft, of which the most important 7 TB are electronically accessible
Repository type(s)
  • disciplinary
  • institutional
Mission statement for designated community
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/about/charter.html
Research data repository language(s)
  • English
Data and/or service provider
  • data provider
  • service provider
Institution name
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive
Additional name(s)
  • NSSDCA
Contact(s)
  • nate.james@gsfc.nasa.gov
Country
United States
Type(s) of responsibility
  • general
  • technical
  • funding
Type of institution
non-profit
Start date of responsibility
2002

Policies (2)

Policy Name
NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices
Policy Name
Policy for Preservation and Dissemination of Data Deposited with NSSDCA

Database access

Type of access to research data repository
open

Database licenses (1)

Database License
other

Data access (3)

Type of access to data
open
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • registration
Type of access to data
restricted
Data access restriction type(s)
  • feeRequired

Data licenses (2)

DataLicense
other
DataLicense
other

Data upload (1)

Type of data upload
restricted
Data upload restriction type(s)
  • registration

Data upload license (1)

Data upload license name
Submitting data to the NSSDCA
Persistent identifier system(s)
  • DOI
Versioning
yes
Enhanced Publication
unknown
Quality management
yes

Application programming interfaces (1)

API type
FTP

Metadata standards (1)

Metadata standard name
FITS - Flexible Image Transport System
Metadata standard scheme
DCC

Remarks

Remarks
NASA’s Heliophysics Science Division at NASA HQs issued a revised Heliophysics Science Data Management Policy in 2009 (see https://hdrl.gsfc.nasa.gov/Heliophysics_Data_Policy_2009Apr12.html). This revised policy redefined the Heliophysics role of the NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive (NSSDCA) at Goddard to be solely that of a “deep archive” and defined a new role for the Space Physics Data Facility (SPDF)(https://www.re3data.org/repository/r3d100010168) to be one of two “active Final Archives” charged to work with NASA HQs to ensure the long-term accessibility and availability of all important NASA heliophysics data.
Entry date
2012-10-12
Last update
2023-09-22
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re3data.org: NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive; editing status 2023-09-22; re3data.org - Registry of Research Data Repositories. http://doi.org/10.17616/R3D01W last accessed: 2024-04-19