In response to requirements outlined in the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA), NASA launched the Web Modernization Project to consolidate the agency's multitude of websites into nasa.gov or science.nasa.gov. NASA’s Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program followed suit and launched the Web Unification Project in December 2021 to migrate all ESDS-funded web properties to earthdata.nasa.gov by the end of 2026.
The unified NASA Earthdata website will enhance the findability, accessibility, and interoperability of Earth science data as all of NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) websites (including lpdaac.usgs.gov) migrate into earthdata.nasa.gov. The new website is compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and aims to build efficient pathways for users to access data, tools, information, and resources, resulting in a website that is optimized for all users.
LP DAAC is slated to undergo the transition from lpdaac.usgs.gov to earthdata.nasa.gov in June 2025. With this migration, only the interface that the data science community uses to access LP DAAC information and web content will change to one unified experience; the paths for finding and downloading data will not change. It will, however, affect where web content is discovered, as LP DAAC joins the Earthdata website.
Users are encouraged to become familiar with look and feel of the new Earthdata website by exploring the pages listed below.
Have feedback on the new website? Contact the NASA Earthdata Web Unification Team.
Have questions? Contact LP DAAC User Services.