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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
Global Soil Profile Data (ISRIC-WISE) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1950-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
Global Vegetation Greenness (NDVI) from AVHRR GIMMS-3G+, 1981-2022 NOAA POES, METOP-A, METOP-B, METOP-C AVHRR 1982-01-01 to 2022-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4 classic
Global Vegetation Height Metrics from GEDI and ICESat2 ICESat-2, ISS ATLAS, GEDI 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 COG
Global Vegetation Types, 1971-1982 (Matthews) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1971-01-01 to 1982-01-01 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII
Global-Gridded Daily Methane Emissions Climatology from Lake Systems, 2003-2015 MERRA-2, LANDSAT Computer 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4 classic
Global-Gridded Daily Methane Emissions from Inland Dam-Reservoir Systems MODELS Computer 2002-01-01 to 2015-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4 classic
GPM Ground Validation Kumpula Mast Meteorological Data LPVEx V1 GROUND STATIONS ANEMOMETERS, RADIOMETERS, THERMOMETERS 2010-09-16 to 2010-10-21 FINLAND N: 60.2125 S: 60.1925 E: 24.9717 W: 24.9517 ASCII
GPM Ground Validation Physicum Building Mast Meteorological Data LPVEx GROUND STATIONS ANEMOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, RADIOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE SENSORS 2010-09-16 to 2010-10-22 FINLAND N: 60.2147 S: 60.1947 E: 24.9733 W: 24.9533 ASCII
Green Vegetation Fraction High-Resolution Maps for Selected US Tidal Marshes, 2015 Airplane, LANDSAT CAMERA, ETM+ 2013-09-25 to 2015-08-27 N: 47.121 S: 25.0847 E: -69.9266 W: -122.746 GeoTIFF
Greenness Trends and Carbon Stocks of Mangrove Forests Across Mexico, 2001-2015 Aqua, MODELS MODIS, Computer 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 MEXICO N: 29.7262 S: 14.4292 E: -86.5302 W: -114.055 multiple
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