# \[ANN\] MetopDatasets.jl: A package to read native data from the METOP satellites

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**Created:** [February 20, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-metopdatasets-jl-a-package-to-read-native-data-from-the-metop-satellites/126117 "2025-02-20T14:45:35Z")
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#### Post date: [February 20, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ann-metopdatasets-jl-a-package-to-read-native-data-from-the-metop-satellites/126117/1 "2025-02-20T14:45:35Z")

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# MetopDataset v0.1 is now registered

MetopDatasets.jl is a package for reading products from the [METOP satellites](https://www.eumetsat.int/our-satellites/metop-series) using the native binary format specified for each product. The METOP satellites are part of the EUMETSAT-POLAR-SYSTEM (EPS) and have produced near real-time, global weather and climate observation since 2007. Learn more METOP and the data access on [EUMETSATs user-portal](https://user.eumetsat.int/dashboard).

MetopDatasets.jl exports the `MetopDataset` API which is an implementation of the [CommonDataModel.jl](https://github.com/JuliaGeo/CommonDataModel.jl) interface and thus provides data access similar to e.g. [NCDatasets.jl](https://github.com/Alexander-Barth/NCDatasets.jl) and [GRIBDatasets.jl](https://github.com/JuliaGeo/GRIBDatasets.jl).

## Supported formats in v0.1

v0.1 supports all publicly available IASI and ASCAT products in the native binary format. The formats of other METOP instruments will be added in future releases.