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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 Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 100 meter, HDF5 V003 003 Terra ASTER 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

100 Meters x 100 Meters HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V007 007 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2025-06-11 to Present

N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height Quick Look V007 007 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2025-06-11 to Present

N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Land and Vegetation Height V007 007 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2018-10-14 to Present

N: 88 S: -88 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Mission Composite Gridded Terrain and Canopy Elevation Parameters V001 001 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2018-10-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers COG
ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3B Monthly Gridded Terrain and Canopy Elevation Parameters V001 001 ICESat-2 ATLAS 2018-10-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180

1 Kilometers x 1 Kilometers COG
Baseline Wetland Type and Land Cover Map of the Great Lakes Basin, 2010 1 LANDSAT-5, COMPUTERS, ALOS TM, Computer, PALSAR 2007-04-01 to 2011-04-15

N: 52.5534 S: 38.712 E: -71.5681 W: -97.2815

multiple
BASIN TCP Stable Isotope Composition of CO2 in Terrestrial Ecosystems 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY IRGA, MASS SPECTROMETERS 2001-06-05 to 2005-01-02

N: 45.2 S: 45.2 E: -68.73 W: -68.73

CSV
BigFoot Field Data for North American Sites, 1999-2003 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION IR CO2 ANALYZER, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, QUADRATS, BALANCE 1999-01-01 to 2003-12-31

N: 71.2719 S: 34.32 E: -72.25 W: -156.613

multiple
BigFoot GPP Surfaces for North and South American Sites, 2000-2004 1 FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, BALANCE 2000-01-01 to 2004-12-31

N: 71.2719 S: -2.86 E: -54.96 W: -156.613

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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 Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
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
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