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Introduction to ERDDAP

ERDDAP is designed to simplify access and use of scientific data.
It acts as a central repository for gridded and tabular data from multiple sources, both local and remote.
With ERDDAP, users can access data in one place and take advantage of powerful tools for subsetting, graphing, mapping, and downloading data in a variety of formats.

ERDDAP Overview

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Key Features

  • Flexible formats → Export data as csv, tsv, json, html, kml, nc, mat, ODV.txt, asc, and more
  • Custom visualizations → Generate .png or .pdf images with tailored graphs or maps
  • Standardized time → Dates/times expressed as "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z" in UTC
  • Graphical interface → Easy browsing for humans via web browsers
  • RESTful web services → Machine‑to‑machine exchange for direct integration with tools like Python, R, Matlab, or web applications

Tip

ERDDAP is both human‑friendly (via its web interface) and machine‑friendly (via RESTful APIs), making it ideal for researchers and developers alike.

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