This page showcases available planetary data software and tools. This list is not exhaustive and will be updated as new resources are developed or decommissioned.
If a resource meets the criteria for listing (see below), please contact hq-pde@mail.nasa.gov. Being listed on this site does not imply an endorsement by NASA or the U.S. Government.
Software and Tools
| Title | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| General Mission Analysis Tool | The General Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) is a space trajectory optimization and mission analysis system developed by NASA and private industry. |
https://opensource.gsfc.nasa.gov/projects/GMAT/index.php |
| Geospatial Data Abstraction Library | The Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL) is a standards-based translator library for raster and vector geospatial data formats. |
https://gdal.org/index.html |
| Horizons | Created by the Solar System Dynamics Group at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Horizons is an online solar system data and ephemeris computation service that provides access to key solar system data and flexible production of highly accurate ephemerides for solar system objects. |
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/ |
| Hugging Face | Hugging Face is a platform where users can collaborate on open-source artificial intelligence and machine learning models, datasets, and applications, including many projects developed for planetary science. |
https://huggingface.co/ |
| Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers | Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS3) is an image processing software package for making use of imagery collected by NASA planetary missions, developed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Astrogeology Science Center. |
https://github.com/DOI-USGS/ISIS3 |
| Java Mission-planning and Analysis for Remote Sensing | Java Mission-planning and Analysis for Remote Sensing (JMARS) is a geospatial information system (GIS) developed by Arizona State University’s Mars Space Flight Facility to provide open-source mission planning and data-analysis tools. |
https://jmars.asu.edu/ |
| JuliaImages | JuliaImages is a collection of major Julia packages for image processing and machine vision applications. |
https://juliaimages.org/latest/ |
| kalasiris | The kalasiris library is a Python library to wrap functions and functionality for the Integrated Software for Imagers and Spectrometers (ISIS). |
https://kalasiris.readthedocs.io/en/latest/readme.html |
| KRC Thermal Model | KRC is a thermal model that computes surface and subsurface temperatures for planetary bodies with or without modest atmospheres. |
https://github.com/NASA-Planetary-Science/krc |
| Lunaserv | Developed as part of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) project at Arizona State University, Lunaserv is a Web Map Service (WMS) implementation for rendering global datasets of any planetary body. |
https://lunaserv.lroc.asu.edu/ |
Criteria for Listing
Software and tools are considered for listing on this website based on the following criteria:
- Funded by the NASA Planetary Science Division, or funded by another division within the NASA Science Mission Directorate and significantly useful to planetary scientists.
- Software and tools that are not NASA-funded may be included if deemed significantly scientifically useful and available at no cost.
- Resource is publicly available.
- Software is mature in development, as demonstrated by a large user base or a release version number of 1.0 or greater.
- Desired criteria include:
- Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is provided so this resource can be cited and the author given proper credit.
- Software (and data, if relevant) license is clearly indicated.
- Documentation regarding the functionality of the software, installation requirements, how to site the software, and user guide is available.
- Code of Conduct and guidelines for how to make contributions are included. This may include a note that the project is not currently accepting contributions. This may also include what users can expect when asking questions and requesting support for the software project.
- Contact information is provided for questions or support.
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