GOES SEM - DataService Web API
Request URL
The GOES SEM Data web service is accessible at the following URL:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/goes/sem/getData/goes_satellite_number/data_type.output?parameters
where,
goes_satellite_number indicates the satellite number. This service provides access to the following GOES Satellite data: GOES-5 thru GOES-15.
Example:
data_type is obtained by concatenation of the instrument type and the time interval. Click on the links below to see valid data type values for each satellites.
GOES-5 | GOES-6 | GOES-7 | GOES-8 | GOES-9 | GOES-10 | GOES-11 | GOES-12 | GOES-13 |
GOES-14 |
GOES-15
output indicates the response format. It may be either of the following values:
- csv - generates output in CSV format (Default)
- nc - generates output in NetCDF format
- json - generates output in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) format
Data Request Parameters
Few of the parameters are required while the others are optional. The parameters are separated by ampersand(&) in the request URL.
- fromDate (Required) - Defines the start date from which to obtain data.It is represented by the following date format: yyyyMMdd
Eg: 20110201
- toDate (Required) - Defines the end date from which to obtain data.It is represented by the following date format: yyyyMMdd
Eg: 20110201
NOTE: Please limit to 12 months for Time Averaged Data and 14 days for Resolution Data.
- file (Optional) - Returns the requested data in a CSV file. By specifying this parameter in the URL, you can download the data in a file. If the parameter is not specified a data stream of the requested data is displayed.
It is specified by a Boolean value.
- true - to return data in a CSV file
NOTE: This parameter is only available for CSV format.
Response Formats
The Web Service supports the following response formats: CSV (Default), JSON and NetCDF.
See Response Formats, for more information on the formats supported and how to debug the error responses.
Example Request for GOES SEM DataService
As a data stream:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/goes/sem/getData/goes13/epead_a16ew_1m.csv?fromDate=20101101&toDate=20101101
As a File:
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/goes/sem/getData/goes13/epead_a16ew_1m.csv?fromDate=20101101&toDate=20101101&file=true
