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ASTER Resources
View related stories and other resources for the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument.
ASTER Learning Resources
Read how Navajo Nation Climate III DEVELOP team used Earth observation data to investigate drivers of drought in the Southwestern United States.
Data in Action
June 14, 2017
The West Africa Atlas uses ASTER data, aerial imagery, and ground images to illustrate changes and responses to environmental challenges in 17 countries.
Data in Action
March 1, 2017
The Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) initiative uses satellite data to track glacier changes, providing vital data for climate and hazard studies.
Data in Action
Dec. 14, 2016
Discover how a NASA DEVELOP team developed a tool to understand drought impact and avoid long-term effects.
Data in Action
Nov. 30, 2016
Learn how satellite data supported landslide detection in the French Alps, flowering pattern analysis for beekeepers, and mangrove ecosystem monitoring in Bangladesh and India.
Data in Action
Oct. 29, 2016
View LP DAAC's presentation at the Black Hills Digital Mapping Association's 2016 annual conference.
Webinar
Oct. 4, 2016
Researchers used ASTER data to generate a map identifying exposed minerals on the Conterminous United States.
Data in Action
Sept. 20, 2016
Read highlights of three publications that detail how NASA Earth observation data informs chickpea agriculture growth in India, harmful sediment plumes affecting Colombian coral reefs, and new gold sites in Egypt's Central Eastern Desert.
Data in Action
July 27, 2016
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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
Worldview's latest release, v3.11.0, contains a few new features and imagery layers that we'd like to share with you!
Blog
July 23, 2021
Talking about 20 years of NASA's Terra mission and its significance with Terra Project Scientist Dr. Kurt Thome.
Data User Story
May 12, 2021
Who Uses NASA Earth Science Data? Rowena Lohman, to study earthquake physics, satellite remote sensing, finite element modeling, ground displacements from a variety of anthropogenic and natural causes.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
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