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These data are crucial for studying and understanding changes in Earth\u2019s surface and cryosphere, offering unprecedented accuracy in quantifying such changes. The software tool ICEComb provides the capability to access the available data from both missions, interactively visualize it on a geographic map, locally store the data records, and process, analyze, and explore the data in a detailed, meaningful, and efficient manner. This creates a user-friendly online platform for the analysis, exploration, and interpretation of satellite laser altimetry data. ICEComb was developed using well-known and well-documented technologies, simplifying the addition of new functionalities and extending its applicability to support data from different satellite laser altimetry missions. The tool\u2019s use is illustrated throughout the text by its application to ICESat and ICESat-2 laser altimetry measurements over the Mirim Lagoon region in southern Brazil and Uruguay, which is part of the world\u2019s largest complex of shallow-water coastal lagoons.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/software3030020","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,19]],"date-time":"2024-09-19T04:59:54Z","timestamp":1726721994000},"page":"380-410","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A Software Tool for ICESat and ICESat-2 Laser Altimetry Data Processing, Analysis, and Visualization: Description, Features, and Usage"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"3","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6032-2317","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bruno","family":"Silva","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Doctoral Program in Informatics Engineering, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal"},{"name":"Regional Secretariat for Education, Science and Technology, Regional Government of Madeira, 9004-527 Funchal, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6145-8520","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luiz Guerreiro","family":"Lopes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Exact Sciences and Engineering, University of Madeira, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal"},{"name":"NOVA Laboratory for Computer Science and Informatics (NOVA LINCS), 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"L21S01","DOI":"10.1029\/2005GL024009","article-title":"Overview of the ICESat mission","volume":"32","author":"Schutz","year":"2005","journal-title":"Geophys. 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