---
id: "glims_glacier_id"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: false
categories: ["environment", "geo"]
langs: ["common"]
quality: 90
url: "https://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/glims_glacier_id"
---

# GLIMS glacier ID (`glims_glacier_id`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

Identifier of a glacier in the GLIMS (Global Land Ice Measurements from Space) database at NSIDC, made from a point on the glacier: G, six digits of east longitude (000000 to 359999) and five digits of latitude (00000 to 90000), both in thousandths of a degree, with a fixed E between them and N or S for the hemisphere. One id can have several outlines, for example from different dates or after a glacier breaks up.

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Environment (protected areas, biodiversity, water, weather, emissions, waste) (environment), Geographic identifiers (geo)
- Countries: global
- Languages: Common to most languages (common)
- Classification: identifier

## Detection

Regular expression (Python `re`):

```
^G(?:[0-2]\d{5}|3[0-5]\d{4})E(?:[0-8]\d{4}|90000)[NS]$
```

## Examples

- `G238490E46217N` — Adams Glacier, Washington, USA; Wikidata example
- `G211403E60457N` — Applegate Glacier, Alaska, USA; Wikidata example
- `G170307E43519S` — Tasman Glacier, New Zealand; Wikidata
- `G121510W46217N` (invalid example) — West longitude; GLIMS ids use east longitude only

## Mappings

- wikidata: `P6799`

## Translations

- ru: Идентификатор ледника GLIMS: Идентификатор ледника в базе GLIMS, построенный из координат точки на леднике: G, восточная долгота и широта в тысячных долях градуса, буква N или S.

## Sources

- doc: <https://www.glims.org/MapsAndDocs/DB/data_dictionary.php>
- doc: <https://nsidc.org/lists/archives/list/glims@nsidc.org/thread/CSBWHIEGQWGZ2MIL7563OS7WYF4TACC4>
- wikidata: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P6799>

## Quality

Score 90/100. Missing: detector coverage.

JSON: <https://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/glims_glacier_id.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/environment/glims_glacier_id.yaml>