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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
Forest Aboveground Biomass for Maryland, USA COMPUTERS Computer 1984-01-01 to 2023-12-31 MARYLAND N: 39.81 S: 37.83 E: -75.05 W: -79.52 GeoTIFF
Forest Aboveground Biomass for the Southwestern U.S. from MISR, 2000-2021 TERRA MISR 2000-05-15 to 2021-06-30 CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH N: 46.2812 S: 28.599 E: -99.0185 W: -126.18 GeoTIFF
Forest Biophysical Parameters (SNF) FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1983-08-01 to 1984-08-14 N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058 ASCII
Forest Canopy Composition (SNF) FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1976-01-01 to 1986-12-31 N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058 ASCII
Forest Carbon Stocks and Fluxes from the NFCMS, Conterminous USA, 1990-2010 MODELS Computer 1986-01-01 to 2010-12-31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA N: 50.366 S: 23.1873 E: -65.7307 W: -127.686 GeoTIFF
Forest Inventories and DBH at Burned and Unburned Forest Sites, Acre, Brazil, 2017 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2017-10-07 to 2017-12-13 N: -9.75418 S: -10.0833 E: -67.2818 W: -68.1477 multiple
Forest Inventories at Burned and Unburned Tropical Forest Sites, Acre, Brazil, 2014 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2014-07-01 to 2014-08-31 N: -9.73446 S: -9.89909 E: -67.0199 W: -67.637 CSV
Forest Inventory and Biophysical Measurements, Brazilian Amazon, 2009-2018 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2009-01-01 to 2018-12-31 BRAZIL N: -1.5 S: -13.0928 E: -46.8288 W: -67.9824 multiple
Forest Preservation Ranking and Vertebrate Species Richness, Western USA, 2020-2099 CLM-LSM Computer 2001-01-01 to 2099-12-31 ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, IDAHO, NEVADA N: 52.015 S: 27.71 E: -100.502 W: -132.503 multiple
Forest Structure and Biomass Data, La Selva, Costa Rica: 2006 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, CLINOMETERS 2006-02-11 to 2006-02-23 N: 10.4219 S: 10.4219 E: -84.0212 W: -84.0212 multiple
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