[GRASS-SVN] r70109 - grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.modis/r.modis.download
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svn_grass at osgeo.org
Wed Dec 21 00:43:04 PST 2016
Author: lucadelu
Date: 2016-12-21 00:43:04 -0800 (Wed, 21 Dec 2016)
New Revision: 70109
Modified:
grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.modis/r.modis.download/r.modis.download.html
grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.modis/r.modis.download/r.modis.download.py
Log:
r.modis.download: improved documentation, added raw_input for username
Modified: grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.modis/r.modis.download/r.modis.download.html
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--- grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.modis/r.modis.download/r.modis.download.html 2016-12-20 22:32:58 UTC (rev 70108)
+++ grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.modis/r.modis.download/r.modis.download.html 2016-12-21 08:43:04 UTC (rev 70109)
@@ -6,22 +6,26 @@
<h2>NOTE</h2>
-<!-- isn't FTP outdated? Then remove here -->
-The connection to the FTP data site requires a default login.
+To be able to download data you need user and password provided by NASA.
+Please register at <a href="https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/users/new"
+target="_blank">https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/users/new</a>;
+now login and move to your profile page.
+Go to “My application” tab and approve the following applications
+“LP DAAC Data Pool” and “Earthdata Search”.
+<p>
+If you are an already registered user, login and enable the applications
+at <a href="https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/home" target="_blank">https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/home</a>
+<p>
To set the username and password options the user has to use
the <em>setting</em> option; a file can be used (in this case the first
line is the username, usually it is 'anonymous', in the second line
the password is given, usually the user's e-mail address):
<div class="code"><pre>
- your_NASA_FTP_username
- your_NASA_FTP_password
+ your_NASA_username
+ your_NASA_password
</pre></div>
As an alternative, the user can pass the values from standard input.
<p>
-Since 2013 NASA switched to the HTTP protocol for some of the MODIS repositories,
-so the password it is no more necessary. If you are sure that for the product
-of interest the HTTP protocol is used, you can skip to set the password.
-<p>
<b>Warning</b>: As per NASA policy not more than ten simultaneous connections
are permitted in parallel with their server. Hence no more than ten processes
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@
user and password are sent by standard input.
<p>
The needed time for the download depends on the number of requested tiles, days
-and the type of the MODIS product. For example, the NDVI product ranges
+and the type of the MODIS product. For example, the NDVI product ranges
from 5 MB to 270 MB and the LST product ranges from 2 MB to 21 MB.
<h2>EXAMPLES</h2>
@@ -75,7 +79,7 @@
<a href="r.modis.import.html">r.modis.import</a>
<!-- <a href="r.modis.process.html">r.modis.process</a>,-->
</em>
-<a href="https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/dataset_discovery/modis">Map of MODIS Land products' Sinusoidal grid tiling system</a>
+<a href="https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/dataset_discovery/modis">Map of MODIS Land products' Sinusoidal grid tiling system</a>
<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
Modified: grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.modis/r.modis.download/r.modis.download.py
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--- grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.modis/r.modis.download/r.modis.download.py 2016-12-20 22:32:58 UTC (rev 70108)
+++ grass-addons/grass7/raster/r.modis/r.modis.download/r.modis.download.py 2016-12-21 08:43:04 UTC (rev 70109)
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@
if options['folder'] != '':
if check(options['folder']):
fold = options['folder']
- user = 'anonymous'
- passwd = raw_input(_('Insert password (your e-mail): '))
+ user = raw_input(_('Insert username: '))
+ passwd = raw_input(_('Insert password: '))
else:
grass.fatal(_("Set folder parameter when using stdin for passing "
"the username and password"))
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