SMAP Satellite Data Now Available https://www.globe.gov/c/message_boards/find_thread?p_l_id=10085104&threadId=15830450 2026-05-08T22:31:19Z 2026-05-08T22:31:19Z Brian Andrew Campbell https://www.globe.gov/c/message_boards/find_message?p_l_id=10085104&messageId=15830449 2015-11-17T18:19:12Z 2015-11-16T16:23:08Z

If you would like to take a look at the actual SMAP satellite data. It is now available <a href="http://nsidc.org/data/smap/smap-data.html">HERE!</a><br />The SMAP data is pretty hard to access. You would want to access the World View Map:<br /><ul><li>Go to <a href="https://nsidc.org/data/smap/smap-data.html">https://nsidc.org/data/smap/smap-data.html</a></li><li>Find SMAP L3 Radiometer Global Daily 36 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture and click on link</li><li>Click on link, in the “Get Data” section that says “Package Options”</li><li>Click on World View link</li><li>Once in World View, click on “+” to add layers</li><li>Type SMAP in search box</li><li>Scroll down to find “Soil Moisture (L3, Passive) SMAP / Radiometer”</li><li>You can then use the bottom data bar to access specific calendar days.</li><li>Once you find a day of interest, you can click the icon to the right of the”+” to download the data. The data will be in a binary format and might require specific software.</li><li>We are working to get a clickable map on the GLOBE web site soon.</li></ul>

Brian Andrew Campbell 2015-11-16T16:23:08Z