CoastWatch products are available in a variety of data formats.
Several criteria are used in the selection of a
data format:
Filesize (compression)
Public acceptance
Information retention
etc.
The following table describes the data formats in use on the CoastWatch homepage and FTP servers. Some of the formats are reserved for special requests and are
not routinely produced.
The NOAA CoastWatch Program is operated within NOAA's National Environmental Satellite Data Information
Service (NESDIS).
NOAA is a part of the Department of Commerce (DOC).
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