This is a community repository to list tools for processing glider data. The scope is intentionally broad, all available tools are welcome, comments and explanations are optional.
All contributions welcome!
| tool link | functionality | last update | language | tutorial/documentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dbdreader | Extract data from slocum binary files | 2023 | python | docs site |
| pyglider | Convert datafiles from slocum (using dbdreader) and seaexplorer into metadata-rich netcdf timeseries and depth-time grids | 2024 | python | docs site |
| SOCIB glider toolbox | Process slocum, seaglider and seaxplorer data | 2018 | matlab | manual |
| EGO glider processing | Process slocum, seaglider and seaxplorer data | 2023 | matlab | - |
| GLIDERSCOPE | Examine and plot netCDF glider data | ? | Binary:windows/mac | video tutorial |
| tool link | functionality | last update | language | tutorial/documentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOOS qc | Apply IOOS QARTOD and other qc routines | 2022 | python | docs site |
| tool link | functionality | last update | language | tutorial/documentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GliderTools | Quality control and plot generic glider data | 2024 | python | demo notebook |
| Glider dashboard | Interactive exploratory tool for glider data | 2024 | python | example deployment |
| tool link | functionality | last update | Tutorial/documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
| OceanGliders format | Standard format for glider data | 2024 | format specification |
| Oxygen SOP | Best Practices SOP for oxygen | 2022 | SOP document |
| IOOS glider DAC docs | Central collection of IOOS glider resources | 2024 | - |
| Link to resource | functionality | last update | language |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOOS notebook gallery | IOOS example notebooks with ocean data inc. gliders | 2024 | python |
| tool link | functionality | last update | language | tutorial/documentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOOS compliance checker | Check that files comply with standards like CF | 2024 | python | web based checker |
| python oceans | Misc. helper tools for oceanography | 2024 | python | docs site |
| mixsea | physical oceanographic tools for turbulence | 2024 | python | docs site |
| TEOS-10/GSW | Thermodynamic Equation Of Seawater - 2010 | 2010-2024 | many! | docs site |
| python-ctd | Read CTD data from CNV, EDF and ASII files | 2024 | python | repo |
| Link to resource | description | last update |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Cusack's ocean data tools | A list of oceanographic processing packages/modules. Not GUI executables | 2024 |
| SEA-PY: Python Tools for Oceanographic Analysis | A big list of Python tools for oceanography | 2024 |
| Awesome ERDDAP | Curated list of ERDDAP resources and deployments | 2023 |
This list was inspired by conversations at the International Underwater Gliders Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, 2024