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Save the Date: Airborne and Field Data Workshop 2024

The second Airborne and Field Data Workshop will be held Apr 23-24, 2024.

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Jan. 26, 2024

This two-layer graphic shows a yellow and white smiley face atop a land aerosol optical depth image collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites. The smiley face is placed on a white background gridded by 144 squares with thin blue lines. The grid is grouped into 16 larger tiles bordered by thicker blue lines. The MODIS image is placed below the smiley face and primarily consists of colors fading from dark blue to aquamarine.

New Standard Announced for Using GeoTIFF Imagery in the Cloud

The new standard allows for efficient downloading and processing of Geographic Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF) files.

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Jan. 5, 2024

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NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: January 2024

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in December 2023.

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Jan. 4, 2024

Taking Flight with CASEI in the Classroom

Students gained experience using CASEI to explore NASA field campaigns and learn how to download and visualize the campaign data in ArcGIS Pro software.

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Dec. 7, 2023

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NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: December 2023

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in November 2023.

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Dec. 5, 2023

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NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: October 2023

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in September 2023.

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Sept. 29, 2023

An amalgam of headshots of some (9) of the interns who worked with NASA's Distributed Active Archive Centers during the summer of 2023. The interns pictured are both male and female, racially diverse, and represent a variety of ethnicities.

Summer Internships Provide Experience and Help DAACs Meet User Needs

Summer interns at NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers advanced new datasets, data tools, and machine learning applications.

Feature Article

Aug. 23, 2023

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NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: August 2023

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in July 2023.

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Aug. 2, 2023

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ORNL DAAC News

Save the Date: Airborne and Field Data Workshop 2024

New Standard Announced for Using GeoTIFF Imagery in the Cloud

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: January 2024

Taking Flight with CASEI in the Classroom

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: December 2023

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: October 2023

Summer Internships Provide Experience and Help DAACs Meet User Needs

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: August 2023

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