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Fully open archive
All methods of accessing our data archive require no username or password authentication. Our data is openly and freely available.
Our Data
Our data is accessible using several different methods, including HTTP, Rsync, FTP, lftp, and programmatically via our Python and IDL libraries. The data archive is fully open and requires no authentication. For more information and some brief examples of usage, explore the Downloading data page.
Below you'll find introductions to our software packages, API, and a link to the collection of quick examples (crib sheets) for Python and IDL to help you get started.
For information about the real-time status for the Open Science Platform, including our data distribution nodes and visualization tools, visit our Platform Status page. Service interruptions identified on this page are determined using checks at a one-minute cadence, for every service.
Software Packages
We provide Python and IDL libraries for working with our optical and riometer data. PyAuroraX / IDL-AuroraX support optical instruments, and PyUCRio / IDL-UCRio support riometer instruments.
These libraries are developed and maintained as part of our instrument operations funding. They will continue to be supported as long as the instruments operate, and will be a key method for interacting with data produced by the upcoming GDC-Ground network.
Crib Sheets
We provide a rich set of reusable, annotated examples for common tasks when working with our data. These include data access, analysis support, using the TREx Auroral Transport Model (ATM), and interacting with the AuroraX search engine (conjunction searches, ephemeris searches, ML enhanced searching, etc.).
API
The UCalgary Space Remote Sensing API is a RESTful web service that provides various functions for our data best facilitated by such a service. The API and its interactive documentation can be found at api.phys.ucalgary.ca.
The API it utilized by our Python and IDL libraries PyAuroraX, PyUCRio, IDL-AuroraX, and IDL-UCRio. We recommend that you utilize these libraries instead of the API directly. However, the option is always there for you to use the API directly if it best suites your use-case. Please reach out to the UCalgary Team if you have any questions.