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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
TESViS The Terrestrial Ecology Subsetting & Visualization Services Global Subsets Tool provides on-demand, customized subsets of several terrestrial ecology data products. Visualization, Subsetting
VEDA NASA's Visualization, Exploration, and Data Analysis (VEDA) project is an open-source science cyberinfrastructure for data processing, visualization, exploration, and geographic information systems (GIS) capabilities. Access, Analysis, Processing, Visualization, Geoprocessing
Vertex Vertex is a graphical search interface for finding synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data. Search and Discovery, Access, Downloading, Processing, Subsetting
Worldview Worldview offers the capability to interactively browse over 1,200 global, full-resolution satellite imagery layers and download the underlying data. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization, Access, Comparison, Monitoring Natural Events
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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
Potential Areas of Gas Seepage Detected by SAR in Lakes near Fairbanks, Alaska COMPUTERS, ALOS Computer, PALSAR 2006-12-04 to 2011-03-17 ALASKA N: 65.1787 S: 64.3313 E: -146.87 W: -148.287 multiple
Pre-Delta-X: Aboveground Biomass and Vegetation Maps, Wax Lake Delta, LA, USA, 2016 FIELD SURVEYS, MODELS, B-200, UAV STEEL MEASURING TAPE, Computer, AVIRIS-NG, UAVSAR 2016-10-17 to 2016-10-17 LOUISIANA N: 29.5456 S: 29.4563 E: -91.3724 W: -91.5135 GeoTIFF
Pre-Delta-X: Channel Bathymetry of the Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 FIELD SURVEYS SONAR 2016-10-16 to 2016-10-20 LOUISIANA N: 29.958 S: 28.9777 E: -90.3594 W: -91.9078 multiple
Pre-Delta-X: L1 UAVSAR Single Look Complex and Interferograms, MRD, LA, USA, 2016 UAV UAVSAR 2016-10-16 to 2016-10-17 LOUISIANA N: 29.7582 S: 29.3562 E: -91.0577 W: -91.622 multiple
Pre-Delta-X: L2 AirSWOT Water Surface Elevations, Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 King Air AirSWOT 2015-05-08 to 2015-05-11 LOUISIANA N: 29.8653 S: 28.9819 E: -90.4475 W: -91.6022 multiple
Pre-Delta-X: L3 AirSWOT-derived Water Level Profiles, Wax Lake Outlet, LA, USA, 2015 B-200 AirSWOT 2015-05-08 to 2015-05-11 LOUISIANA N: 29.7276 S: 29.45 E: -91.3583 W: -91.5083 CSV
Pre-Delta-X: River Discharge Channel Surveys across Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 FIELD SURVEYS ADCP 2016-10-15 to 2016-10-20 LOUISIANA N: 29.7422 S: 29.4432 E: -91.2124 W: -91.437 CSV
Pre-Delta-X: Spectral Reflectance of Water Surface, Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 ZODIACS Field Spectroradiometer 2016-10-14 to 2016-10-21 LOUISIANA N: 29.744 S: 29.4168 E: -90.9964 W: -91.4859 CSV
Pre-Delta-X: Total Suspended Solids of Surface Water across MRD, LA, USA, 2015-2016 FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY WATER BOTTLES, BALANCE 2015-05-06 to 2016-10-21 LOUISIANA N: 29.744 S: 29.2217 E: -90.6776 W: -91.5024 CSV
Pre-Delta-X: UAVSAR Georeferenced Channel Maps, Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016, V2 G-III UAVSAR 2016-10-16 to 2016-10-17 LOUISIANA N: 29.7584 S: 29.3561 E: -91.0575 W: -91.622 GeoTIFF
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