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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MODIS Land Surface Temperature Version Comparisons with AppEEARS

Learn how MODIS data reprocessing campaigns make the data more accurate, especially for temperature estimates of error-prone land-cover types such as deserts.

Data in Action

Feb. 24, 2016

A Terra/Aqua MODIS composite true-color surface reflectance image of the study area approximately three days after a tsunami

Tsunami Recovery, Sand Dunes, and Water Tables

Explore how satellite data helped assess rice crop recovery after the 2011 Japan tsunami, analyze sand dune structures in Namibia, and link groundwater levels to vegetation in China’s arid regions.

Data in Action

Feb. 10, 2016

8-day composites of data from June 26 to July 3, 2015, of the Alto Paraná Atlantic Forest area in northeastern Argentina

More Pixels, More Definition: MODIS Version 6 LAI

See how MODIS Leaf Area Index data are used to complement in situ data to evaluate seasonal changes in the relationship between canopy cover and photosynthesis.

Data in Action

Jan. 27, 2016

MODIS image showing a red color identifying fires in the area from the 8 day period of September 30 – October 7, 2015 using the Thermal Anomalies and Fire product

Using MODIS Fire Products to Observe Australian Bushfires

Emergency teams use MODIS data to monitor the locations and sizes of wildfires, observe fire patterns and durations, and track burn scars to help prevent, manage, and predict fires.

Data in Action

Nov. 25, 2015

segment of an ocelot proximity risk map of Arizona

Applying NASA Data to Wildfire Recovery, Flood Risk, and Wildlife Conservation

NASA DEVELOP teams used MODIS and ASTER data to address wildfire impacts, flooding risks, and wildlife conservation through remote sensing.

Data in Action

Nov. 18, 2015

View of Viruá megafan using ASTER bands 3, 2, 1 (RGB). In this band combination, campinarana appear bluish-green and the adjacent forest is red.

Habitat Change, Wetland Mapping, and Floodplain Monitoring

Discover how NASA data support amphibian habitat mapping, classification of Amazonian wetland vegetation, and flood regime monitoring in Botswana’s Okavango Delta.

Data in Action

Oct. 28, 2015

Corwin Springs, MT, showing mountains, cropland and forest.

Montana Climate Atlas Features MODIS Data

Learn how MODIS data were used to update the 1992 Montana Climate Atlas to better understand the state's climate and how it relates to resources and industries.

Data in Action

Oct. 21, 2015

New Melones Lake captured on June 28, 2015

Observing Drought in California with Remote Sensing

Discover how MODIS data help track changes in snow water equivalents in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to help forecast drought in California.

Data in Action

Sept. 30, 2015

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LP DAAC Learning Resources

MODIS Land Surface Temperature Version Comparisons with AppEEARS

Tsunami Recovery, Sand Dunes, and Water Tables

More Pixels, More Definition: MODIS Version 6 LAI

Using MODIS Fire Products to Observe Australian Bushfires

Applying NASA Data to Wildfire Recovery, Flood Risk, and Wildlife Conservation

Habitat Change, Wetland Mapping, and Floodplain Monitoring

Montana Climate Atlas Features MODIS Data

Observing Drought in California with Remote Sensing

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