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Data in Action
All across the planet, NASA Earth science data are used to meet real-world challenges.
Featured Data in Action
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The eBird project uses NASA data and observations from amateur birdwatchers to provide insights into the decline in avian populations throughout North America.
June 17, 2025
5 MIN READ
A comparison of aurora forecasts with actual satellite observations suggests VIIRS DNB data can enhance space weather prediction efforts.
May 30, 2025
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2 MIN READ
Learn how satellite altimetry is used to measure the heights of rivers and lakes.
May 11, 2015
6 MIN READ
Learn how NASA data can inform crop decisions in desert areas, help farmers predict frost events, and understand why land change trends occur.
April 29, 2015
3 MIN READ
Researchers used MODIS and ASTER data to analyze how the Three Gorges Dam's construction altered vegetation along the Yangtze River's riparian zones.
April 29, 2015
2 MIN READ
Learn how NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellite mission measures groundwater changes from space.
March 26, 2015
4 MIN READ
See how scientists used ASTER thermal infrared imagery to study Ethiopia's volcanically active Afar Triangle.
March 25, 2015
3 MIN READ
Read stories from the 2014 issue of Sensing our Planet to learn about the many uses of MODIS data distributed by LP DAAC.
March 18, 2015
2 MIN READ
MODIS data captured the extensive flooding of the Shire River in Malawi and Mozambique, caused by unusually heavy rains and a tropical cyclone.
Feb. 15, 2015
2 MIN READ
NASA's Northwest U.S. Agriculture Team used MODIS data to calculate the growing degree days of the codling moth.
Feb. 14, 2015
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