The EOC Geoservice: Standardized Access to Earth Observation Data Sets and Value Added Products

Abstract

Within long-term data preservation, providing sustainable, user friendly and interoperable access to archived data sets becomes more and more important. The rising interest of users in accessing EO data and products results in the need to offer fast, easy-to-use, and reliable data access. Data access for the Earth Observation Community of the German Satellite Data Archive at DLR is available through the data portal Earth Observation on the WEB (EOWEB®). The EOC Geoservice has been established at DLR to provide interoperable access to both, selected German Satellite Data Archive data sets and data sets provided by external providers. Opposite to EOWEB, the EOC Geoservice provides direct data access through standardized interfaces in addition to the classical order-based ones.