Introducing the pre-release version v0.1-rc1 of GOES-DL
**GOES-DL** is an open-source Python package that simplifies the process of
downloading satellite imagery datasets from various NOAA archives. The package
supports both second and third-generation GOES satellite data, as well as the
Gridded Satellite B1 (GridSat-B1) Climate Data Record. GOES-DL provides an
easy-to-use interface to access data for scientific analysis, research, and
other applications.
Key Features
- **Real-time GOES 3rd Generation Satellite Data (GOES Series R)**: Access
real-time and archived data from NOAA's Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud
archive.
- **Gridded Satellite Data from GOES 2nd Generation (GridSat-GOES)**: Download
data from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
archive.
- **Gridded Satellite Data from ISCCP B1 (GridSat-B1)**: Fetch historical
climate data from both NOAA's AWS archive and the NCEI archive.
- Seamless integration of different data sources into a unified download
process.
- High-level API that abstracts away the complexity of data access from NOAA
archives.
Supported Datasets
1. **GOES 2nd Generation (GOES-8 to GOES-15)**: Also known as the I to P
Series, these datasets provide environmental monitoring and meteorological
data for the Western Hemisphere.
2. **GOES 3rd Generation (GOES-16 to GOES-18)**: Also known as the R to U
Series, these satellites offer advanced imagery and atmospheric measurements
with better spatial, spectral, and temporal resolution.
3. **GridSat-B1 Climate Data Record (Version 2)**: Gridded satellite imagery
for climate research, containing global infrared window, visible, and water
vapor data over long time periods.
What's Changed
* Pre release v0.1-rc1 by wvenialbo in https://github.com/wvenialbo/GOES-DL/pull/1
New Contributors
* wvenialbo made their first contribution in https://github.com/wvenialbo/GOES-DL/pull/1
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/wvenialbo/GOES-DL/commits/v0.1-rc1