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NASA EOSDIS 2020 Data User Profile Yearbook Released

NASA EOSDIS 2020 Data User Profile Yearbook showcases scientists, researchers, managers, and educators and the datasets that make their work possible.

Data User Story

Jan. 4, 2021

U.S. Navy officer Jonathan Myers explains to his colleague April Beldo how to use a marine sextant during a demonstration of celestial navigation.

Where on Earth?

Knowing exactly where you are isn't good enough for science.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This artist’s depiction shows the Mars Rover on the surface of Mars. Because of precise information about Earth’s length of day and orientation, NASA was able to directly land the Rover on Mars.

When a Day is Not a Day

As the Earth turns, unlikely events can be a drag.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A Japanese home drifts in the Pacific Ocean a few days after the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

Warnings from the Ionosphere

GPS may be able to pace tsunamis.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

This visualization from the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) shows changes in elevation over Greenland.

Tracking the Itinerant

Geodesists seek crazy precision in measuring sea level.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

A tsunami strikes northeast Japan after the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, generating waves up to 133 feet high along some areas of the coast.

Sizing a Tsunami

GPS helps scientists quickly forecast massive waves.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Rubble Trouble

Laser tracking hones in on dangerous space debris.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

Probes are buried in the ground at different depths to estimate soil moisture content

Looking for Mud

Scientists stumble on a weird way to measure the moisture in soil.

Feature Article

Dec. 28, 2020

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NASA EOSDIS 2020 Data User Profile Yearbook Released

Where on Earth?

When a Day is Not a Day

Warnings from the Ionosphere

Tracking the Itinerant

Sizing a Tsunami

Rubble Trouble

Looking for Mud

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