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Photograph of Dr. Robert Wright Director, Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Dr. Robert Wright

Data available from NASA’s LP DAAC helps scientists like Dr. Robert Wright develop systems for autonomously detecting volcanic eruptions from space.
Data User Story
Oct. 20, 2021
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NASA's Earthdata Forum Releases New Favorite Tag Feature

A new favorite tag feature in the Earthdata Forum allows users to select tags pertaining to their areas of interest and then receive notifications when new posts including their favorited tags appear on the Earthdata Forum.
News
July 9, 2021
Deer tick (species name Ixodes scapularis) is shown on a green leaf. Deer ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

Mapping Lyme Disease Risk from Space

Researchers used field and remote sensing data to map the spread of ticks carrying Lyme disease bacteria in central and eastern Canada.
Feature Article
June 24, 2021
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NASA Openscapes Champions Opportunity

NASA’s Openscapes Champions is a professional development and leadership opportunity for researchers to migrate their workflows to the cloud.
Feature Article
June 23, 2021
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Dr. Jeffrey Masek

The Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project offers daily, 30-meter global land surface data products to facilitate a wide range of terrestrial Earth science research.
Data User Story
June 15, 2021
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