`gibs_tile_url`

Pack: nasa-gibs · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/gibs_tile_url for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

“Give me the satellite image of Los Angeles on 2026-09-10” — build a ready-to-fetch NASA GIBS image tile URL for a layer, a date and a place. Give a latitude/longitude and a zoom level and it computes the WMTS tile row/column for you; give tile_row/tile_col directly if you already have them. Returns the tile URL plus the tile’s own geographic bounds and the resolved date, so the caller can show or download the actual imagery.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`layer`	string	yes	GIBS layer identifier, e.g. “VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor”.
`date`	string	no	Date YYYY-MM-DD. Omit to use the layer’s most recent available date.
`latitude`	number	no	Latitude of the point the tile should cover. Required unless tile_row/tile_col are given.
`longitude`	number	no	Longitude of the point the tile should cover.
`zoom`	number	no	Zoom level / TileMatrix, 0 = whole globe. Default 4. Capped at the layer’s deepest level.
`tile_row`	number	no	WMTS tile row, if you already know it (alternative to latitude/longitude).
`tile_col`	number	no	WMTS tile column, if you already know it.
`projection`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "layer": "VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor",
  "latitude": 34.05,
  "longitude": -118.24,
  "zoom": 6,
  "date": "2026-09-10"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa-gibs/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"gibs_tile_url","arguments":{"layer":"VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor","latitude":34.05,"longitude":-118.24,"zoom":6,"date":"2026-09-10"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('gibs_tile_url', {
  "layer": "VIIRS_NOAA20_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor",
  "latitude": 34.05,
  "longitude": -118.24,
  "zoom": 6,
  "date": "2026-09-10"
});

More examples

{
  "layer": "MODIS_Terra_CorrectedReflectance_TrueColor",
  "latitude": 51.5,
  "longitude": -0.12,
  "zoom": 5
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the nasa-gibs pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nasa-gibs": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nasa-gibs/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

gibs_tile_url