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GeospaceLAB

v0.14.15
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Concise Description
A Python framework for managing and visualizing data in space physics, with built-in support for numerous data sources including EISCAT, DMSP, SWARM, OMNI, and geomagnetic indices.
Description
GeospaceLAB provides a framework of data access, analysis, and visualization for researchers in space physics and space weather. It features a class-based data manager (DataHub, Dataset, Variable), extendable architecture for adding new data sources, comprehensive visualization tools for time series and map projections (including polar views with AACGM coordinates), space coordinate system transformations, and built-in support for numerous data sources including CDAWeb/OMNI, Madrigal/EISCAT, DMSP/SSUSI, ESA SWARM, AMPERE, SuperDARN, and various geomagnetic indices. More recent releases add extensive coverage of the ESA Swarm mission with around thirty supported data products, gridding and binning of satellite measurements by orbit sector, satellite-to-ground conjunction search, and data retrieval through the HAPI and VirES interfaces.
Reference Publication
https://doi.org/10.3389/fspas.2022.1023163
Authors
Lei Cai ( University of Oulu )
Functionality
Coordinate Transforms Ionospheric Magnetospheric Data Processing and Analysis 2D Slices Analysis Data Access and Retrieval Data Reduction Energy Spectra Field-line Tracing File Format Conversion Image Processing Processing Spectrogram Time Series Analysis Data Visualization 2D Graphics 2D Slices Line Plots Mission-Specific Orbit Plots Spectrogram Models and Simulations Empirical Field-line Tracing
Technical Details
Programming Languages Python 3.x
Operating Systems Linux Mac Operating System Independent
CPU Architecture CPU Independent
Development Status Active
Publication Date Mar 13, 2021
Publisher Zenodo
Data & File Formats
Data Sources CDAWeb FTP/FTPS Directories GFZ HAPI HTTP/HTTPS Directories Madrigal Observatory/Mission-specific OMNIWeb Other SSCWeb VirES WDC
Input Formats ascii CDF HDF5 ISTP-Compliant JSON netCDF3/4 Other
Output Formats ascii netCDF3/4
Science Context
Related Instruments Absolute Scalar Magnetometer / Vector Field Magnetometer Absolute Scalar Magnetometer / Vector Field Magnetometer Absolute Scalar Magnetometer / Vector Field Magnetometer Electric Field Instrument : Langmuir Probe Electric Field Instrument : Langmuir Probe Electric Field Instrument : Langmuir Probe Electric Field Instrument : Thermal Ion Imager Electric Field Instrument : Thermal Ion Imager Electric Field Instrument : Thermal Ion Imager Global Navigation Satellite System Global Navigation Satellite System Global Navigation Satellite System Incoherent Scatter Radar SuperMAG Magnetometers Tromso UHF Tromso VHF
Related Observatories Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment CHAMP Defense Meteorological Satellite Program European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment International Monitor for Auroral Geomagnetic Effects SuperDARN SuperMAG Swarm Alpha Swarm Bravo Swarm Charlie Swarm : ESA mission
Related Phenomena Geomagnetic Storms Solar Wind
Related Regions Earth Atmosphere Earth Auroral Subregion Earth Ionosphere Earth Magnetosphere Earth Thermosphere Interplanetary Space Solar Wind
Keywords
All-sky imager ampere analysis aurora auroral electrojet coordinate transformation data access data analysis data container data retrieval dmsp eiscat field-aligned currents geospace gnss hapi heliophysics incoherent scatter radar ionosphere ionosphere thermosphere mesosphere madrigal magnetometer magnetosphere omni plotting pyhc package python space space physics space weather superdarn supermag swarm thermosphere total electron content vires visualization
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Licensing & Funding
License BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
Funders National Aeronautics and Space Administration Office of Naval Research Research Council of Finland Swedish National Space Agency United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research University of Oulu U.S. National Science Foundation
Funding Awards
Academy of Finland project (314664) - Research Council of Finland
Air Force Office of Scientific Research award (FA9559-16-1-0364) - United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Kvantum Institute funding for the development of GeospaceLAB, University of Oulu - University of Oulu
National Aeronautics and Space Administration grant (80NSSC20K0195) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration grant (80NSSC22K0061) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration grant (80NSSC20K1786) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Office of Naval Research Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grant (ONR15-FOA-0011) - Office of Naval Research
Swedish National Space Agency postdoctoral grant (DNR-155A/17) - Swedish National Space Agency
U.S. National Science Foundation grant (AGS-1952737) - U.S. National Science Foundation
U.S. National Science Foundation grant (AGS-2033787) - U.S. National Science Foundation
Version Information
Current Version v0.14.15
Release Date May 29, 2026
Version DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20439561
Release Notes
Support for 30 Swarm data products, with separate GeospaceLAB-Swarm documentation at https://geospacelab-swarm.readthedocs.io/en/latest/; improved dependency compatibility.
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