LP DAAC Learning Resources

Explore webinars, trainings, tutorials, and other learning resources from NASA’s Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC). Learn how to discover, access, process, and apply Earth science data from platforms and instruments such as MODIS, ASTER, VIIRS, GEDI, ECOSTRESS, EMIT, and HLS.

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LP DAAC maintains a collection of dataset and topic-specific GitHub repositories that include step-by-step tutorials, scripts, guides, and example workflows for getting started with LP DAAC data. Users can browse available resources in the LP DAAC Data Resources GitHub repository, which serves as a central hub and provides links to additional LP DAAC–maintained GitHub repositories for specific datasets and topics.

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Vegetation Trends and Wildfire Moisture Models

Discover how LP DAAC data supports long-term vegetation trend analysis in East Africa and live fuel moisture estimation in fire-prone shrublands of Spain.

Data in Action

Nov. 30, 2020

NASA's Earthdata Forum: Connect to a Growing Body of Expertise

Join us for an introduction to the Earthdata Forum, a hub for submitting your questions about NASA Earth science data, services, and tools and for finding answers on how to discover and use the data distributed by the DAACs represented on the Earthdata Forum.

Webinar

Nov. 23, 2020

Earthdata graphic identifier on top of satellite data image of Earth

Observing Environmental Impacts of Urban Growth in Huntsville, Alabama

Discover how a NASA DEVELOP team used NASA Earth science remote sensing data to observe the impacts urban growth has had on the city of Huntsville, Alabama.

Data in Action

Nov. 17, 2020

Remote Sensing for Mangroves in Support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

This ARSET training focuses on mapping and monitoring mangroves and how it aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Training

Nov. 5-19, 2020

Fast Track Your Data Extraction Experience with AppEEARS

Learn to use the Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) tool with Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data.

Event

Oct. 20, 2020

Get to Know Land Data from NASA’s LP DAAC

Get to know NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) in this Tech Talk Webinar.

Webinar

Oct. 1, 2020

This land use map extracted from EVI time series between 2003–2018 shows the distribution of maize cropping patterns and other vegetation cover types in Dak Lak, Vietnam, as mapped by Nguyen and others (2020)

Surface Urban Heat Islands, Honey Harvests, and Maize Cropping Patterns

Learn how NASA data shed light on heat wave-related deaths, informed machine learning regression models predicting honey harvests, and mapped maize crops.

Data in Action

Aug. 24, 2020

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Decode MODIS and VIIRS Quality Science Datasets using the ArcGIS MODIS-VIIRS Python Toolbox

This ArcGIS Python Toolbox simplifies access to quality data by decoding complex quality information into usable thematic raster files.

Tutorial

Aug. 18, 2020

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LP DAAC Learning Resources

Vegetation Trends and Wildfire Moisture Models

NASA's Earthdata Forum: Connect to a Growing Body of Expertise

Observing Environmental Impacts of Urban Growth in Huntsville, Alabama

Remote Sensing for Mangroves in Support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fast Track Your Data Extraction Experience with AppEEARS

Get to Know Land Data from NASA’s LP DAAC

Surface Urban Heat Islands, Honey Harvests, and Maize Cropping Patterns

Decode MODIS and VIIRS Quality Science Datasets using the ArcGIS MODIS-VIIRS Python Toolbox

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