diff --git a/doc/source/overview.md b/doc/source/overview.md
index 4022f125..3dc919b5 100644
--- a/doc/source/overview.md
+++ b/doc/source/overview.md
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ node = podpac.datalib.TerrainTiles(tile_format='geotiff', zoom=8)
 # ... and more each release
 ```
 
+Retrieve the raw source data array at full/native resolution. **Note**: Some data source are too large to fit in RAM, and calling this function can crash Python. 
+
+```python
+# retrieve full source data
+node.get_source_data()
+
+# retrieve bounded source data
+node.get_source_data(bounds={'lat': (40, 45), 'lon': (-70, -75)})
+```
+
 ## Coordinates
 
 Define geospatial and temporal dataset coordinates.
diff --git a/podpac/core/compositor/test/test_tiled_compositor.py b/podpac/core/compositor/test/test_tiled_compositor.py
index bf424caa..df91f764 100644
--- a/podpac/core/compositor/test/test_tiled_compositor.py
+++ b/podpac/core/compositor/test/test_tiled_compositor.py
@@ -47,3 +47,27 @@ def test_composition_stacked_multiindex_names(self):
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(output["lat"], [3, 4, 5, 6])
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(output["lon"], [3, 4, 5, 6])
         np.testing.assert_array_equal(output, [103, 104, 200, 201])
+
+    def test_get_source_data(self):
+        a = ArrayRaw(source=np.arange(5) + 100, coordinates=podpac.Coordinates([[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]], dims=["lat"]))
+        b = ArrayRaw(source=np.arange(5) + 200, coordinates=podpac.Coordinates([[5, 6, 7, 8, 9]], dims=["lat"]))
+        c = ArrayRaw(source=np.arange(5) + 300, coordinates=podpac.Coordinates([[10, 11, 12, 13, 14]], dims=["lat"]))
+
+        node = TileCompositorRaw(sources=[a, b, c])
+
+        data = node.get_source_data()
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(data["lat"], np.arange(15))
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(data, np.hstack([source.source for source in node.sources]))
+
+        # with bounds
+        data = node.get_source_data({"lat": (2.5, 6.5)})
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(data["lat"], [3, 4, 5, 6])
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(data, [103, 104, 200, 201])
+
+        # error
+        with podpac.settings:
+            podpac.settings.set_unsafe_eval(True)
+            d = podpac.algorithm.Arithmetic(eqn="a+2", a=a)
+        node = TileCompositorRaw(sources=[a, b, c, d])
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Cannot get composited source data"):
+            node.get_source_data()
diff --git a/podpac/core/compositor/tile_compositor.py b/podpac/core/compositor/tile_compositor.py
index 25462c9c..680911c8 100644
--- a/podpac/core/compositor/tile_compositor.py
+++ b/podpac/core/compositor/tile_compositor.py
@@ -67,6 +67,31 @@ def composite(self, coordinates, data_arrays, result=None):
             return result
         return res
 
+    def get_source_data(self, bounds={}):
+        """
+        Get composited source data, without interpolation.
+
+        Arguments
+        ---------
+        bounds : dict
+            Dictionary of bounds by dimension, optional.
+            Keys must be dimension names, and values are (min, max) tuples, e.g. ``{'lat': (10, 20)}``.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        data : UnitsDataArray
+            Source data
+        """
+
+        if any(not hasattr(source, "get_source_data") for source in self.sources):
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Cannot get composited source data; all sources must have `get_source_data` implemented (such as nodes derived from a DataSource or TileCompositor node)."
+            )
+
+        coords = None  # n/a
+        source_data_arrays = (source.get_source_data(bounds) for source in self.sources)  # generator
+        return self.composite(coords, source_data_arrays)
+
 
 class TileCompositor(InterpolationMixin, TileCompositorRaw):
     pass
diff --git a/podpac/core/data/datasource.py b/podpac/core/data/datasource.py
index c3d7adae..b03d77ae 100644
--- a/podpac/core/data/datasource.py
+++ b/podpac/core/data/datasource.py
@@ -281,6 +281,25 @@ def _get_data(self, rc, rci):
     # Methods
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+    def get_source_data(self, bounds={}):
+        """
+        Get source data, without interpolation.
+
+        Arguments
+        ---------
+        bounds : dict
+            Dictionary of bounds by dimension, optional.
+            Keys must be dimension names, and values are (min, max) tuples, e.g. ``{'lat': (10, 20)}``.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        data : UnitsDataArray
+            Source data
+        """
+
+        coords, I = self.coordinates.select(bounds, return_index=True)
+        return self._get_data(coords, I)
+
     def eval(self, coordinates, **kwargs):
         """
         Wraps the super Node.eval method in order to cache with the correct coordinates.
diff --git a/podpac/core/data/ogr.py b/podpac/core/data/ogr.py
index d41a8e5c..33e33591 100644
--- a/podpac/core/data/ogr.py
+++ b/podpac/core/data/ogr.py
@@ -51,6 +51,26 @@ def extents(self):
         layer = self.datasource.GetLayerByName(self.layer)
         return layer.GetExtent()
 
+    def get_source_data(self, bounds={}):
+        """
+        Raise a user-friendly exception when calling get_source_data for this node.
+
+        Arguments
+        ---------
+        bounds : dict
+            Dictionary of bounds by dimension, optional.
+            Keys must be dimension names, and values are (min, max) tuples, e.g. ``{'lat': (10, 20)}``.
+
+        raises
+        ------
+        AttributeError : Cannot get source data for OGR datasources
+        """
+
+        raise AttributeError(
+            "Cannot get source data for OGR datasources. "
+            "The source data is a vector-based shapefile without a native resolution."
+        )
+
     @common_doc(COMMON_NODE_DOC)
     def _eval(self, coordinates, output=None, _selector=None):
         if "lat" not in coordinates.udims or "lon" not in coordinates.udims:
diff --git a/podpac/core/data/test/test_datasource.py b/podpac/core/data/test/test_datasource.py
index c63ee3d2..34cce015 100644
--- a/podpac/core/data/test/test_datasource.py
+++ b/podpac/core/data/test/test_datasource.py
@@ -564,6 +564,24 @@ def test_eval_get_cache_transform_crs(self):
             node.eval(node.coordinates.transform("EPSG:4326"))
             assert node._from_cache
 
+    def test_get_source_data(self):
+        node = podpac.data.Array(
+            source=np.ones((3, 4)),
+            coordinates=podpac.Coordinates([range(3), range(4)], ["lat", "lon"]),
+        )
+
+        data = node.get_source_data()
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(data, node.source)
+
+    def test_get_source_data_with_bounds(self):
+        node = podpac.data.Array(
+            source=np.ones((3, 4)),
+            coordinates=podpac.Coordinates([range(3), range(4)], ["lat", "lon"]),
+        )
+
+        data = node.get_source_data({"lon": (1.5, 4.5)})
+        np.testing.assert_array_equal(data, node.source[:, 2:])
+
 
 class TestDataSourceWithMultipleOutputs(object):
     def test_evaluate_no_overlap_with_output_extract_output(self):