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Biosphere Data Access and Tools

NASA biosphere data range from surface reflectance data useful for measuring the greenness of vegetation to measurements of nighttime lights that disrupt the behaviors of wildlife. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Biosphere Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
Biomass Earthdata Dashboard Observe global forest biomass harmonization activity with the Biomass Earthdata Dashboard. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
POPGRID Viewer POPGRID Viewer explores the intercomparison of population counts and settlement mapping from leading global data sources. Comparison
STREAM STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. Processing
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VIIRS
Vegetation indices measure the amount of green vegetation over a given area and can be used to assess vegetation health. A commonly-used vegetation index is the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), which uses the difference between near-infrared (NIR) and red reflectance divided by their sum. NDVI values range from -1 to 1. Low values of NDVI generally correspond to barren areas of rock, sand, exposed soils, or snow, while higher NDVI values indicate greener vegetation, including forests, croplands, and wetlands.
VIIRS Vegetation Indices on Earthdata Search

Biosphere Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
SAFARI 2000 Modeled Fuel Load in Southern Africa, 1999-2000 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1999-09-01 to 2000-08-31 N: 10 S: -34.9916 E: 42.4915 W: 5 Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 MODIS 500-m Burned Area Products, Southern Africa, Dry Season 2000 Terra MODIS 2000-06-27 to 2000-10-04 multiple
SAFARI 2000 MODIS Water and Heat Fluxes, Maun, Botswana, Dry Season 2001 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra, MODELS PRESSURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HUMIDITY SENSORS, NET RADIOMETERS, EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, SOIL HEAT FLUX TRANSDUCER, MODIS, Computer 2001-09-02 to 2001-09-29 N: -17.9946 S: -21.0004 E: 24.5004 W: 21.4946 Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 NBI Vegetation Map of the Savannas of Southern Africa FIELD INVESTIGATION DIGITIZER 1968-01-01 to 2000-12-31 Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 PAI Estimates from Hemispherical Photography, Kalahari Transect NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-02-01 to 2000-09-30 N: -15.4378 S: -24.1475 E: 25.5003 W: 21.8928 CSV
SAFARI 2000 PAR Measurements, Kalahari Transect, Botswana, Wet Season 2000 FIELD INVESTIGATION PAR SENSORS 2000-03-05 to 2000-03-18 N: -18.6386 S: -24.1642 E: 25.5003 W: 21.6964 CSV
SAFARI 2000 Plant and Soil C and N Isotopes, Southern Africa, 1995-2000 LABORATORY MASS SPECTROMETERS 1995-03-01 to 2000-03-28 N: -14.42 S: -27.75 E: 31.75 W: 19.17 CSV
SAFARI 2000 Potential Vegetation, 5-min (Ramankutty and Foley) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1753-01-01 to 1992-12-31 N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 multiple
SAFARI 2000 Pre- and Post-fire Reflectance near Kaoma, Zambia, Dry Season 2000 FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, QUADRATS 2000-08-24 to 2000-09-04 N: -14.79 S: -14.79 E: 24.8 W: 24.8 multiple
SAFARI 2000 Reflectance of Fire Residue, Kruger National Park, Dry Season 2000 LABORATORY SPECTRORADIOMETERS 2000-08-14 to 2000-08-14 N: -24.16 S: -25.75 E: 22.3294 W: 21.83 CSV
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