[Moocat87]

I'd like to see the National Snow and Ice Data Center's data (soil moisture, sea ice cover/concentration, snow cover [looks like MODIS is already available], permafrost, glacier outlines) on AWS.

I know there are people there that want to see it happen, but it's a matter of cost. What incentives/programs does Earth on AWS offer to assist stewards of public data to make it available on AWS?

Additionally, I think some of this data is normally behind URS/Earthdata Login, what did the politics of making the data available on AWS without URS look like?

[brailsafe]

I had the chance to speak with the/a rep from Amazon who at the time was working to make the Landsat8 data available on AWS exactly a year ago at a conference. From what I remember, AWS covers the hosting cost of the datasets in exchange for being able to incentivize the use of AWS in working with them. The data storage and transfer costs, as well as logistics are enormous. I don't recall how the transfer was being managed but it was certainly describe more or less as a partnership.

[zorm]

NOAA is working on making this happen through the big data project: http://www.noaa.gov/big-data-project

On the NOAA side, there tend not to be loginwalls so that hasn't been much of a concern.

I work with one of the partners on this project, so if you have specific datasets or use case ideas feel free to drop me an email at zflamig uchicago.edu.