Transfer of data, models, and related software across the net has skyrocketed. Interactive WorldWideWeb modules let the users do everything from simply specifying time periods for data retrieval to plotting complex data sets, to computing model parameters and to finding magnetic conjunctions between points in space. We will also discuss online systems that provide specific interactive services to the research community, like data finding, viewing, and browsing capabilities, comparison with model parameters etc. This html document provides links to a large number of WWW sites that might be of interest for STEP research. It does not attempt to be a comprehensive guide to such sites but rather to provide access to selected typical sites for the specific capabilities discussed.
Queries are possible by spacecraft name, discipline, and launch date.
There is a large amount of project-specific information available on the Web. Searching for literature in relation to a certain science topic has become quite easy thanks to the internet. The Library of Congress is a premier example. The internet is also been used for regular dissemination of information to specific user groups. These electronic mailers have become very popular over the last few years and are now consituting a considerable part of the network e-mail traffic.