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OLI Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Operational Land Imager (OLI) include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.
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OLI Learning Resources
This ARSET training covers how to acquire, use, and derive NDVI imagery from Landsat and MODIS.
Training
Feb. 10 - March 2, 2016
This ARSET training explores how the R statistical coding language can be used to classify land cover and quantify changes in land cover over time.
Training
Feb. 24-26, 2026
This ARSET training introduces STREAM, a web tool for monitoring chlorophyll-a concentration, Secchi disk depth, and total suspended solids in inland lakes and coastal regions.
Training
Feb. 10-17, 2026
Using SNWG's OPERA DSWx product, USGS is able to monitor streamflow from space, augmenting hazardous in-person collection techniques.
Data in Action
July 8, 2025
Learn how to search for, access, and process HLS data.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
Sept. 20, 2024
Find, download, and subset HLS data from a command line executable.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
April 16, 2025
Find and download HLS data.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
May 1, 2024
Tutorial demonstrating how to search for, access, and process HLS data in R.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
Join us on Thursday, May 29, to learn about the NASA JPL OPERA Surface Displacement (OPERA-DISP) dataset and how to access and explore the data using ASF DAAC's Displacement Portal.
Webinar
May 14, 2025
Two new Earthdata tutorials guide users in accessing Landsat 8 data using the Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) tool.
News
March 13, 2025
Users of NASA’s Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) can now differentiate between fires caused by burning vegetation and fires from natural heat sources or industrial heat sources.
Blog
March 7, 2025
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in February 2025.
News
March 6, 2025
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