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Glacier Photograph Collection, Version 1

Metadata Updated: March 13, 2026

Notice: Due to funding limitations, this data set was recently changed to a “Basic” Level of Service. Learn more about what this means for users and how you can share your story here: Level of Service Update for Data Products.

The Glacier Photograph Collection is a database of digital photographs of glaciers from around the world, some dating back to the mid-19th century, that provide an historical reference for glacier extent. As of August 2021, the database contains over 25,000 photographs. Further information can be found on the Glacier Photo Collection Product Web Site.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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Dates

Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date March 13, 2026
Publisher NSIDC
Maintainer
Identifier 10.7265/N5/NSIDC-GPC-2009-12
Data Last Modified 2026-03-10
Category Earth Science
Category Tag 16E15F51 D96E 4051 9124 75665Abdc6Ff "Arctic","Melting Glaciers, Snow and Ice"
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Harvest Object Id 0db9814f-1ac5-4791-9097-b55671c0ef25
Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
License https://www.usa.gov/government-works
Old Spatial "CARTESIAN",{"WestBoundingCoordinate":-180.0,"NorthBoundingCoordinate":81.0,"EastBoundingCoordinate":180.0,"SouthBoundingCoordinate":-43.0}
Program Code 026:000
Source Datajson Identifier True
Source Hash 46f461a55461a58d3e318a1705ceae2075df4caee33e3a1fcf6972c6ee5e05f0
Source Schema Version 1.1
Spatial
Temporal 2020-09-26/2020-09-26

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