README file for the GLIMS data download server at
https://www.glims.org/download/

The files in this directory contain the entire archive of the GLIMS Glacier Database.
They have been prepackaged in a gzipped, tarred format for easy downloading.
They are updated periodically,as the database is updated (The "latest" file is 
a symbolic link to the latest one created).
The data are in shapefile format, and the contents of the gzipped, tarred file will
be similar to the following:

        0 2013-06-11 09:13 glims_db_20130611/
  1385628 2013-06-11 09:14 glims_db_20130611/glims_polygons.shx
   801332 2013-06-11 09:13 glims_db_20130611/glims_points.shx
      143 2013-06-11 09:13 glims_db_20130611/glims_polygons.prj
306983980 2013-06-11 09:14 glims_db_20130611/glims_polygons.shp
  3605644 2013-06-11 09:13 glims_db_20130611/glims_points.shp
171633146 2013-06-11 09:14 glims_db_20130611/glims_polygons.dbf
   120782 2013-06-11 09:12 glims_db_20130611/README_GLIMS_DB_20130611.txt
      143 2013-06-11 09:12 glims_db_20130611/glims_points.prj
  1702683 2013-06-11 09:13 glims_db_20130611/glims_points.dbf

All data are in the longitude/latitude coordinate system on the WGS-84 datum.

When referring to the GLIMS Initiative in general, please cite

   Raup, B.H.; A. Racoviteanu; S.J.S. Khalsa; C. Helm; R. Armstrong; Y. Arnaud (2007).
   "The GLIMS Geospatial Glacier Database: a New Tool for Studying Glacier Change".
   Global and Planetary Change 56:101--110.
   (doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2006.07.018)

For the complete set of GLIMS glacier data (when using it for a
global study of glaciers, for example), please cite

    GLIMS Consortium, 2005. GLIMS Glacier Database, Version 1.  Boulder
    Colorado, USA.  NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed
    Active Archive Center.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.7265/N5V98602 [Date
    accessed].              

Field names in the downloaded file are documented at
  http://www.glims.org/MapsAndDocs/downloaded_field_desc.html

For summary statistics of the GLIMS Glacier Database, see:
http://glims.colorado.edu/glacierdata/db_summary_stats.php

DOCUMENTATION
For information on the most complete documentation and latest updates please
refer to: 

https://nsidc.org/data/glims

or

http://www.glims.org/


REGISTRATION
If you wish to be notified of updates or corrections to these data,
please register with NSIDC User Services by sending e-mail to:

    nsidc@nsidc.org

Identify yourself as a user of "GLIMS Glacier Database." Include your name, 
e-mail address, postal address, and telephone number.

Contact Information:
User Services
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO, USA 80309-0449
Phone: +1 303-492-6199
Fax: +1 303-492-2468
E-mail: nsidc@nsidc.org