Overview

What is GeospaceLAB?¶

GeospaceLAB is an open-source Python package designed to facilitate data access, management, and visualization for space physics and space weather research. It provides a unified process that connects data providers and space physics researchers, allowing them to focus more on data interpretation and research results. GeospaceLAB has been applied in the study of Magnetosphere-ionosphere-thermosphere coupling and has received recognition in the scientific community, with 44 stars (until 20.5.2025) on GitHub and inclusion in the Python in Heliosphysics Community (PyHC) in 2022.

Supported Swarm data products in GeospaceLAB¶

As listed in Table 1, GeospaceLAB currently supports 30 data products of Swarm mission. Those data products are selected from the categories of “Ionosphere/Magnetosphere”, “Thermosphere”, “Space Weather”, and “Magnetic measurements” in the Swarm Product Data Handbook. Users can easily access the listed Swarm data products from (1) ESA’s Swarm Dissemination Sever, (2) Swarm VirES Service^*, and (3) VirES for Swarm - HAPI Server^*. The data access and visualization are tested and verified in GeospaceLAB.