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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
RLC Vegetative Cover of the Former Soviet Union, 1990 MAPS DIGITIZER 1973-01-01 to 1973-12-31 N: 75 S: 35.1659 E: 170 W: 19.8165 multiple
Root Biomass Data (FIFE) FIELD INVESTIGATION CORING DEVICES 1987-06-01 to 1987-11-12 N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.47 W: -96.61 multiple
Russian Boreal Forest Disturbance Maps Derived from Landsat Imagery, 1984-2000 Terra, LANDSAT-5 MODIS, TM, ETM+ 1984-06-01 to 2000-08-31 N: 65.3219 S: 43.7625 E: 138.627 W: 30.9828 GeoTIFF
SAFARI 2000 1-Degree Estimates of Burned Biomass, Area, and Emissions, 2000 MODELS, SPOT-4, ERS-2, Terra Computer, MULTI-SPECTRAL, ATSR, MODIS 2000-08-01 to 2000-09-30 Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 ALI/ETM+ Tandem Image Pair for Skukuza, South Africa, May 2001 EO-1, LANDSAT-7 ALI, SPECTRORADIOMETERS, ETM+ 2001-05-30 to 2001-05-30 N: -23.5902 S: -25.5025 E: 33.1174 W: 30.7568 Binary
SAFARI 2000 AVHRR Daily Site (1.5 km) and 15-Day Regional (1.5- and 6-km) Imagery NOAA-14 AVHRR 1998-07-01 to 2000-10-31 N: -7.4861 S: -35.2617 E: 43.1995 W: 8.733 Binary
SAFARI 2000 Biomass Burning Emissions, Selected Sites, Dry Season 2000 LABORATORY CHEMILUMINESCENCE, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, IR CO2 ANALYZER 2000-11-24 to 2001-01-16 Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 BVOC Measurements at Skukuza and Maun Flux Towers, Wet Season 2001 LABORATORY, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION GC-MS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, SONIC ANEMOMETER, PAR SENSORS, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, THERMOCOUPLES 2001-02-01 to 2001-02-12 N: -19.9 S: -19.9 E: 23.55 W: 23.55 CSV
SAFARI 2000 Canopy Structural Measurements, Kalahari Transect, Wet Season 2001 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER, CLINOMETERS 2001-02-28 to 2001-03-08 N: -24.16 S: -25.75 E: 22.3294 W: 21.83 Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Carbon in Live Vegetation, 0.5-Deg (Olson) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1960-01-01 to 1980-12-31 N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 multiple
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