Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20. Suomi NPP data announcement

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The Black Snub-Nosed Monkey: Differentiating and Discovering Suitable Habitat

Researchers used MODIS land cover products and ASTER models to identify suitable areas where an endangered species of monkey may reside.

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June 29, 2020

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Determining the Best Location for a Jaguar Corridor Using NASA Data

Learn how a NASA DEVELOP team helped create models to determine an ideal location for a jaguar corridor using NASA Earth observation data.

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May 21, 2020

Terra MODIS 16-day NDVI data over the study area from Yunus and others (2020)

Landslides Impacts, Permafrost Detection, and Geothermal Mineral Mapping

Explore how remote sensing is used to study landslide vegetation recovery in China, identify zero curtain effects for permafrost detection, and map geothermal minerals in East Africa.

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April 28, 2020

An ECOSTRESS-based Evaporative Stress Index (ESI) drought assessment map for Fremont County, Iowa, one week before peak drought created by the DEVELOP team. Brown areas on this image indicates areas of extreme drought.

Detecting Drought Earlier in Iowa With Remote Sensing

In Spring 2019 DEVELOP researchers used VIIRS and other instrument data to create models that provide fine details on drought conditions in Iowa.

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April 13, 2020

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Using NASA Vegetation Data to Find Bighorn Sheep Habitat in the Desert

See how a DEVELOP project team employed Earth observation data to examine and predict the location of bighorn sheep habitat in the Mojave Desert.

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Feb. 24, 2020

Navigating NASA's LP DAAC to Find Answers to your Deepest Land Data Questions

During this webinar we will provide answers to commonly asked questions about NASA land processes data, services and tools, and show you how to navigate the new LP DAAC website to discover data resources.

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Jan. 15, 2020

Suomi NPP NASA VIIRS Thermal Anomalies and Fire data (red) of the Decker Fire from September 9 overlaid on Terra ASTER Precision Terrain Corrected data of the Decker Fire from October 12

Evolution of a Wildfire

Explore how NASA remote sensing data and satellite imagery are used to monitor the evolution of fires.

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Dec. 2, 2019

River Basin Delineation Based on NASA Digital Elevation Data

This ARSET training focuses on describing NASA digital elevation data and its application in deriving river basin information using HydroSHEDS.

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Nov. 26, 2019

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The ASTER L1BE image from January 31, 2019, shows how drastically the flow of muddy waste material (seen in brown) has redrawn the landscape

NASA and METI Release ASTER Global DEM Version 3

Version 3 of the ASTER GDEM product is available free of charge worldwide.

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Aug. 5, 2019

Important Changes to LP DAAC Data Access

Beginning July 20, 2016, NASA's LP DAAC users will need to use Earthdata login credentials to obtain data.

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June 22, 2016

A segment of an image of ASTER registered radiance data over Guatemala on January 8, 2018

ASTER Data Available at No Charge

NASA's LP DAAC is now distributing Terra ASTER Level 1 Precision Terrain Corrected Registered At-Sensor Radiance data products worldwide.

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April 1, 2016

Global Digital Elevation Models now available: ASTER, GDEM, and SRTM

These products are available globally at their full resolution of 30 meters per pixel.

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Dec. 9, 2015

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The Black Snub-Nosed Monkey: Differentiating and Discovering Suitable Habitat

Determining the Best Location for a Jaguar Corridor Using NASA Data

Landslides Impacts, Permafrost Detection, and Geothermal Mineral Mapping

Detecting Drought Earlier in Iowa With Remote Sensing

Using NASA Vegetation Data to Find Bighorn Sheep Habitat in the Desert

Navigating NASA's LP DAAC to Find Answers to your Deepest Land Data Questions

Evolution of a Wildfire

River Basin Delineation Based on NASA Digital Elevation Data

ASTER News

NASA and METI Release ASTER Global DEM Version 3

Important Changes to LP DAAC Data Access

ASTER Data Available at No Charge

Global Digital Elevation Models now available: ASTER, GDEM, and SRTM

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