Google Earth Engine - Delay in GEE data compared to source

[DeanR_etg]

I've signed up for a free trail to run a test.

I'm trying to run an experiment to see if I can get the latest data from a data source in the GEE Data catalog. On further inspection the latest data is not available on GEE yet, but it is available at the source.

My question is that if the data is not yet available in the data catalog does that mean I can't access the latest data until the data source gets updated by Google?

Please see the data set link below from GEE: https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/MODIS_061_MCD15A3H

Original data source: https://e4ftl01.cr.usgs.gov/MOTA/MCD15A2H.061/2023.12.27/

The above link shows that the latest data is available.

[lawrencenelson]

Hi @DeanR_etg,

Welcome to the Google Cloud Community!

Correct! If the most recent data has not yet been added to the Google Earth Engine (GEE) Data Catalog, it is unfortunately not possible to access it through GEE until Google updates the catalog with this new data.

However, since you have access to the original source, you could opt to manually download the data files, though this process requires more effort in your part.

Additionally, you have the option to submit a feature request for the current dataset at the following location - Dataset requests.

I hope this answers your question. Thank you.