MOSAIC, HDF AND EOSDIS - PROVIDING ACCESS TO EARTH-SCIENCES DATA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is developing the Ea rth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) to receive, process, and distribute Earth and environmental science data from the EOS series of sensors to be launched beginning in 1997 as a part of th e Mission to Planet Earth program. This paper describes how Mosaic, HD F, and NCSA's Collage can support access and sharing of Earth science data by users of this system. Additionally, the paper presents the rel ationship of WWW and EOSDIS development. ''The U.S. Global Change Rese arch Program requires massive quantities of highly diverse data and in formation to improve our understanding of global change processes.''