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2 months ago 7/5/24: Meeting with JP, Jessica and Anthony
- we got clarity on learning outcomes and dependencies
- it would be great to build a graphic/decision tree to guide people in choosing the right set of data access tools for their needs
Can use content from here
Lead: JP Swinski Date: 20/08/2024 Start Time: 0945 Duration: 45 Description: icepyx, SlideRule
Details
### Learning Outcomes * Participants will learn the multiple ways that exist for accessing and subsetting ICESat-2 data products * Participants will have clarity on which method best matches their research needs * Participants will know what new tools are in development ### People Developing the Tutorial (content creation, helpers, teachers) JP Swinski, Jessica Scheick ### Summary Description The tutorial will provide a decision tree for people to understand which tools are best to support their research needs with ICESat-2 data. Example: * If you already know one of the existing published ALT products already meets your needs, use icepyx to do a direct download * If there are products that don't yet exist (e.g. snow on/snow off), you can use the SlideRule service to custom create your product * If you have other needs (e.g. your own photon classifier, say to look at bathymetry), then you direct download some specific variables and you run your own custom algorithms ### Dependencies (things people should know in advance of the tutorial) * General understanding of the different ALT products (Tyler) * Familiarity with EarthAccess data login * General understanding of H5 data structures ### Technical Needs (GPUs? Large file storage? Unique libraries?) * Examples will be small, we'll make use of the temp directory