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**The USGS Astrogeology Science Center is host to the lead science component** of the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node (IMG) of the NASA Planetary Data System (PDS). A partner facility at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) provides engineering support and technical management for the IMG. The IMG is a PDS science discipline node that manages an archive of more than 1500 TB in a growing collection of image and ancillary data from more than 25 past and present planetary missions. **The Node** also provides to the NASA planetary science community the digital image archives, ancillary data sets, software tools, and technical expertise necessary to fully utilize the vast collection of digital planetary imagery. 

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The links provided here will take you to the many PDS IMG data products and services here at USGS and at JPL.  At USGS, the **Annex** of the PDS Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node serves maps, mosaics and geospatial products created by NASA-funded investigators using PDS data and images. **Map-a Planet** serves global and regional image mosaics created from PDS IMG images as a result of USGS cartographic research or data archiving projects. The **Planetary Image Locator Tool** (PILOT) allows users to access the **Unified Planetary Coordinate system** (UPC) database of detailed image metadata (with refined geometric pointing and positions based on ISIS camera models) to find images based on either geographic searches or more detailed imaging parameters. The **Map Projection on the Web** (POW) service allows users to route images found in PILOT to processing scripts using ISIS3 and to create calibrated, map-projected science products in a variety of common image formats. 

At JPL, the **Data Portal** links to all IMG data products organized by mission and instrument folders, and the planetary **Image Atlas** provides a sophisticated search tool for identifying and downloading image data based on metadata in their PDS labels. The **Photojournal** serves the "best-of" collection of the IMG mosaics and maps (often resulting from press-release events by missions). The **Tools & Tutorials** page points users to software and information developed to help with using, processing, or viewing many IMG and PDS products. The **Help for Proposal****Writers** page provides a summary of information that has proven useful to those preparing NASA proposals for creating PDS archives. Finally, all data in the PDS, organized by science discipline and/or mission, can be found from the PDS Home page and/or the other science discipline nodes linked there. 

 

**PDS Cartography and Imaging Sciences Home**

**Data Portal**

**Image Atlas**

**Photojournal**

**Tools & Tutorials**

**Help for Proposal Writers**

**NASA Planetary Data System**

 

Below are other science projects associated with this project.

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September 28, 2018

####                 The Annex of the PDS Cartography & Imaging Sciences Node              

Astrogeology Science Center, Planetary Geologic Mapping

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September 28, 2018

####   The Annex of the PDS Cartography & Imaging Sciences Node

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Below are data or web applications associated with this project.

September 28, 2018

####                 Map Projection On the Web              

While some instrument teams provide science-ready versions of their data, many other archives must first be processed by the individual researcher. POW provides users with calibrated cartographic images that can be used for geologic mapping, analysis in a Geographic Image System (GIS), change detection, merging of dissimilar instrument images, and use in a host of other scientific applications.

Natural Hazards Mission Area, Astrogeology Science Center

September 10, 2018

####                 Planetary Image Locator Tool (PILOT)              

PILOT (Planetary Image Locator Tool) is an online data portal used by planetary scientists and cartographers to search through the raw archives of the PDS Cartography and Imaging Science Node. It searches through a large catalog of visual, infrared and spectrometer camera images taken of planetary bodies in our solar system. For information on specific missions, please visit the Data Portal. 

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                  - Overview  
**The USGS Astrogeology Science Center is host to the lead science component** of the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node (IMG) of the NASA Planetary Data System (PDS). A partner facility at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) provides engineering support and technical management for the IMG. The IMG is a PDS science discipline node that manages an archive of more than 1500 TB in a growing collection of image and ancillary data from more than 25 past and present planetary missions. **The Node** also provides to the NASA planetary science community the digital image archives, ancillary data sets, software tools, and technical expertise necessary to fully utilize the vast collection of digital planetary imagery. 
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The links provided here will take you to the many PDS IMG data products and services here at USGS and at JPL.  At USGS, the **Annex** of the PDS Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node serves maps, mosaics and geospatial products created by NASA-funded investigators using PDS data and images. **Map-a Planet** serves global and regional image mosaics created from PDS IMG images as a result of USGS cartographic research or data archiving projects. The **Planetary Image Locator Tool** (PILOT) allows users to access the **Unified Planetary Coordinate system** (UPC) database of detailed image metadata (with refined geometric pointing and positions based on ISIS camera models) to find images based on either geographic searches or more detailed imaging parameters. The **Map Projection on the Web** (POW) service allows users to route images found in PILOT to processing scripts using ISIS3 and to create calibrated, map-projected science products in a variety of common image formats. 

At JPL, the **Data Portal** links to all IMG data products organized by mission and instrument folders, and the planetary **Image Atlas** provides a sophisticated search tool for identifying and downloading image data based on metadata in their PDS labels. The **Photojournal** serves the "best-of" collection of the IMG mosaics and maps (often resulting from press-release events by missions). The **Tools & Tutorials** page points users to software and information developed to help with using, processing, or viewing many IMG and PDS products. The **Help for Proposal****Writers** page provides a summary of information that has proven useful to those preparing NASA proposals for creating PDS archives. Finally, all data in the PDS, organized by science discipline and/or mission, can be found from the PDS Home page and/or the other science discipline nodes linked there. 

 

**PDS Cartography and Imaging Sciences Home**

**Data Portal**

**Image Atlas**

**Photojournal**

**Tools & Tutorials**

**Help for Proposal Writers**

**NASA Planetary Data System**

 
 
                  - Science  
Below are other science projects associated with this project.
LabellinkSeptember 28, 2018                The Annex of the PDS Cartography & Imaging Sciences Node                The Annex of the PDS Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node (aka “Imaging” or IMG)  is a data repository designed to support the public delivery of NASA-funded geospatial data products derived from PDS image data. Examples of geospatial, derived products supported include global mosaics and thematic maps of moons and planets, local and regional mineral maps, topography and their derived products...ByAstrogeology Science Center, Planetary Geologic MappinglinkSeptember 28, 2018  The Annex of the PDS Cartography & Imaging Sciences Node  The Annex of the PDS Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node (aka “Imaging” or IMG)  is a data repository designed to support the public delivery of NASA-funded geospatial data products derived from PDS image data. Examples of geospatial, derived products supported include global mosaics and thematic maps of moons and planets, local and regional mineral maps, topography and their derived products...Learn More** 
                  - Web Tools  
Below are data or web applications associated with this project.
LabelSeptember 28, 2018                Map Projection On the Web              
While some instrument teams provide science-ready versions of their data, many other archives must first be processed by the individual researcher. POW provides users with calibrated cartographic images that can be used for geologic mapping, analysis in a Geographic Image System (GIS), change detection, merging of dissimilar instrument images, and use in a host of other scientific applications.
ByNatural Hazards Mission Area, Astrogeology Science CenterSeptember 10, 2018                Planetary Image Locator Tool (PILOT)              
PILOT (Planetary Image Locator Tool) is an online data portal used by planetary scientists and cartographers to search through the raw archives of the PDS Cartography and Imaging Science Node. It searches through a large catalog of visual, infrared and spectrometer camera images taken of planetary bodies in our solar system. For information on specific missions, please visit the Data Portal. 
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