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Thank you, Scott. I know these are a lot of requests. I'm making up for "lost time" at CDDIS.

CDDIS would like to request the following Platform keyword actions: UPDATE Hierarchy: Platforms > Space-based Platforms > Navigation Satellites > GLObal NAvigation Satellite System (GLONASS) Short Name: GLONASS 40-82 Long Name: Global Navigation Satellite System 40-82 to Hierarchy: Platforms > Space...

Thank you for the update! Next we will work on platforms, instruments, and providers

CHANGE: Short Name: IONEX Long Name: IONEX Format Data to Short Name: IONEX Long Name: Ionosophere Map Exchange Format CHANGE: Short Name: CRD Long Name: Consolidated Laser Ranging Data Format to Short Name: CRD Long Name: Consolidated Laser Ranging Data Format (formerly known as MERIT-II format pri...

CDDIS would like to request the following updates be made for DataFormat keywords CHANGE: Short Name: IONEX Long Name: IONEX Format Data to Short Name: IONEX Long Name: Ionosophere Map Exchange Format ADD the following entries: Short Name: ANTEX Long Name: Antenna Exchange Format Short Name: BSX Lon...

Abdelrahim, We consulted with the Jason-2 science team, and we were provided with the following answers for your questions: 1. I would like to verify the type of time scale present in the attitude data of Jason-2 satellite files accessible through the provided link. Could you confirm whether the tim...

Hello justin333 Starting at GPS week, 2238, the IGS's long file name format became official. Providers of products were able to make the switch to the new format at this time, but some chose to submit their products in both name formats for an indeterminate amount of time. Other providers may have s...

Hello alohino, The total energy for momentum is provided by the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy. As the Earth is in motion, it does not lose kinetic energy. And potential energy exists because of the gravitational energy between the sun and the Earth. So the Earth is able to orbit...

Hello cinthyacarbar Information about Bouger gravity data for Bolivia can be found from our sister agency, NOAA, at the following URLs: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/aeromagnetic-and-bouger-gravity-data-from-bolivia https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ngdc.m...

GEDI files come in .h5 format.

Third party tools with HDF5 support include IDL and Matlab. The following list of open source tools is also applicable to GEDI HDF5 files:

Open Source Tools

HDFView
Python