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NASA Earthdata

NASA's Earth science datasets, data files and their metadata.

Install It is public, so there is nothing to sign in to.

What GBrain can do with NASA Earthdata

NASA Earthdata is the home of NASA’s Earth science data collections, open for anyone to use. Connected to a workspace, GBrain can answer “which NASA datasets cover sea surface temperature off California since 2020?” and point to the data files, variables and citations for each.

The connection only reads metadata from NASA’s Common Metadata Repository, and it needs no sign-in. Downloading the data itself can take a free Earthdata Login account.

  • Search NASA's Earth science dataset collections
  • Find the data files within a collection
  • Look up official science keywords and variables
  • Find citations, services and tools for a dataset

From the command line

GBrain gives NASA Earthdata a command line too. From a terminal, a script or Claude Code, gbrainio tool help nasa-earthdata lists its commands once it is connected.

NASA Earthdata from the command line

Install NASA Earthdata in a workspace

It is public, so there is nothing to sign in to. Then add it to a workspace, and anyone on the team can ask about it in plain words.