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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
LBA-ECO LC-15 Aerodynamic Roughness Maps of Vegetation Canopies, Amazon Basin: 2000 OV-105, JERS-1, COMPUTERS SRTM, SAR, Computer 2000-02-11 to 2000-02-22 AMAZONIA N: 13.8583 S: -23.4268 E: -47.0231 W: -82.7208 GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-15 Amazon Basin Aboveground Live Biomass Distribution Map: 1990-2000 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1990-01-01 to 2000-12-31 N: 13.8583 S: -21.1277 E: -33.5739 W: -82.7209 multiple
LBA-ECO LC-15 NDVI Composite Images of the Amazon Basin: 1999-2000 SPOT-4 IMAGING RADIOMETERS 1999-01-01 to 2000-12-30 N: 13.8583 S: -23.4268 E: -47.0231 W: -82.7208 GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-19 Soil and Vegetation Data for Cerrado and Forested Sites, Brazil: 2002 FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMOMETERS 2002-06-10 to 2002-07-30 N: -2.857 S: -15.75 E: -47.6 W: -54.959 CSV
LBA-ECO LC-21 Foliar Nutrients, Logged Areas, Tapajos Forest, Para, Brazil: 2003 LABORATORY ICP-AES, COLORIMETERS 2003-03-01 to 2003-03-01 N: -2.75 S: -3.5833 E: -54.2833 W: -55.25 CSV
LBA-ECO LC-21 Soil Characteristics, Logged Areas, Tapajos Forest, Para, Brazil: 2003 LABORATORY MASS SPECTROMETERS, ICP-AES 2003-03-01 to 2003-03-01 N: -2.75 S: -3.5833 E: -54.8333 W: -55.25 CSV
LBA-ECO LC-22 Field Validation of MODIS Deforestation Detection, Brazil, 2003-2004 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2004-07-14 to 2004-07-21 N: -10.96 S: -15.65 E: -54 W: -58.25 multiple
LBA-ECO LC-22 Field Validation of MODIS Deforestation Detection, Brazil, 2005 FIELD INVESTIGATION, TERRA VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GPS, MODIS 2005-03-17 to 2005-03-24 N: -11.5 S: -13.1334 E: -54.2833 W: -55.75 multiple
LBA-ECO LC-23 Characterization of Vegetation Fire Dynamics for Brazil: 2001-2003 TERRA, NOAA-12, Aqua MODIS, AVHRR 2001-01-01 to 2003-12-31 N: 5.3 S: -33.75 E: -34.8 W: -74 multiple
LBA-ECO LC-24 AVHRR Derived Fire Occurrence, 5-km Resolution, Amazonia: 2001 NOAA-12 AVHRR 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31 N: 5.2507 S: -18.0417 E: -43.5362 W: -74.8431 multiple
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