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NASA Earthdata Forum Announces Upcoming “Office Hours” for Data Questions

Get answers to questions about NASA’s Earth science data resources at our next Earthdata Forum “Office Hours” on July 20, 2022.

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July 18, 2022

EMIT Launched to the International Space Station

The Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission will measure surface mineralogy and mineral dust of Earth's arid dust source regions.

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July 18, 2022

Thomas Parris

Data from NASA’s SEDAC help Thomas Parris assess the impact of water stress on agriculture, industries, and people around the globe.

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June 30, 2022

Dr. David Thoma

Data from NASA’s LP DAAC help Dr. David Thoma determine how climate change will impact natural resources on National Park System lands.

Data User Story

May 23, 2022

Aqua Turns 20

Since 2002, NASA’s Aqua satellite has orbited the Earth more than 100,000 times, and produced one of the longest near-continuous records of Earth observation data ever assembled.

Feature Article

May 17, 2022

Landsat 9 to Provide a Wealth of Data to the Longest Continuous Global Record of Earth Imagery

Launched September 27, Landsat 9 will provide a high-quality and reliable stream of land imaging data for the next 10-plus years.

Feature Article

Jan. 31, 2022

Square image of trees with orange lines indicating the GEDI waveform

ORNL DAAC Releases First GEDI Level 4 Dataset Offering Predictions of Aboveground Biomass Density

New dataset provides the first high-resolution 3D aboveground biomass density estimates for tropical and temperate forests around the globe.

Feature Article

Jan. 25, 2022

Map of North and South America with green areas indicating vegetation/cropland.

Measuring the World's Croplands

The Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) collection provides detailed maps of agricultural croplands around the world at 30-meter spatial resolution.

Feature Article

Jan. 25, 2022

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NASA Earthdata Forum Announces Upcoming “Office Hours” for Data Questions

EMIT Launched to the International Space Station

Thomas Parris

Dr. David Thoma

Aqua Turns 20

Landsat 9 to Provide a Wealth of Data to the Longest Continuous Global Record of Earth Imagery

ORNL DAAC Releases First GEDI Level 4 Dataset Offering Predictions of Aboveground Biomass Density

Measuring the World's Croplands

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