Earthdata Search enables smart handoffs of search criteria to Giovanni. Giovanni is a NASA tool that displays Earth science data from NASA satellites directly on the Internet, without the difficulties of traditional data acquisition and analysis methods.

Link to Giovanni: https://giovanni.gsfc.nasa.gov/giovanni/

A smart handoff allows for the seamless transfer of a user experience from one web user interface to another while preserving the user's earth science context. The context being preserved may include:

The smart handoff capability is not available for all collections. Those collections that have this capability will have a vertical ellipsis (⋮) within the page.


STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

The collection being used for this guide is `C1281704371-GES_DISC` or `TRMM (TMPA) Rainfall Estimate L3 3 hour 0.25 degree x 0.25 degree V7 (TRMM_3B42) at GES DISC`.

Apply any spatial and/or temporal constraints to the data before following the steps below. These constraints will be preserved and handed off to Giovanni.

CLICK on a collection capable of the smart handoff feature to view the granules.

CLICK on the vertical ellipsis on the collection details page.

CLICK on Giovanni in the popup from the vertical ellipsis. This will open a new tab/window.