User Rank
Registered users with real name verification for accessing the website are classified into two ranks: Noraml users and
Upgraded users. The daily quota for data access varies with different user ranks.
| Rank |
Normal user |
Upgraded user |
| Registration |
Via E-mail: iusc_nsmc@cma.cn. |
By the annual FengYun Data Service Survey. |
| Real name verification |
required |
required |
| Daily quota of data size |
30GB |
100GB |
| Daily quota of file count |
30,000 |
100,000 |
| Daily quota of order subscriptions |
100 |
100 |
User Registration
According to the requirements of the China Meteorological Administration, please fill out the
" FengYun Satellite Data Requirement Form"
for personal registration in order to download all data published on the FENGYUN Satellite Data Service.
Please send the completed form to this email.
After registration, the information you filled in will be reviewed, and the review is usually completed within 7 working days.
If you have any questions regarding registration or login, please consult through the following methods:
E-mail: iusc_nsmc@cma.cn
Product Selection
Select the satellite, instrument and product to query the data.
Time Range Selection
Enter in the text boxes of "Start Date" and "End Date", or choose in the calendar.
Spatial Selection
The latitude and longitude can be manually edited through the editing boxes and applied then by clicking the "Refresh" button.
When selecting FY-4B satellite GHI L1 data, you can enter coordinates via row and column numbers.
When selecting FY-4C satellite AGRI L1 data, you can enter coordinates via row and column numbers.
When selecting FY-4C satellite AGRI L1 data, you can select slice num via row and column numbers.
Select Files
In the “File List”, choose a file to view its metadata and quick view image, and select some/all of them to add to your shopping cart.
Check Shopping Cart
In the "My Cart" page, you can see your upper limit of the data downloads of the day, the remaining quota of the day, the number of files in the current shopping cart, file size and other information.
Submit Orders
When you place an order, the ordered files will be retrieved for download later. Each order has a unique ID which is used to identify the order.
Check Order Status
You can view the detailed order status, including the whole order completion progress, the completion status of each data file, the order effective date, etc.
Download Files
You can use an FTP tool to visit the FTP site with the user name and password which can be found in the order information.