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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.
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Biosphere Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
Delta-X: NUMAR Soil Accretion Modeled to 2100, MRD, Louisiana, USA COMPUTERS Computer 2021-01-01 to 2100-12-31 LOUISIANA N: 29.7003 S: 29.0794 E: -90.4117 W: -91.54 multiple
Delta-X: Real-Time Kinematic Elevation Measurements for Coastal Wetlands, LA, 2021 FIELD SURVEYS GPS 2021-03-21 to 2021-04-21 LOUISIANA N: 29.5095 S: 29.171 E: -90.8223 W: -91.4455 CSV
Delta-X: Root Stable Isotopes from Herbaceous Wetlands, MRD, LA, USA, August 2021 FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY SEDIMENT CORERS, CHNS/O ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS 2021-08-19 to 2021-08-27 LOUISIANA N: 29.5101 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.8852 CSV
Delta-X: Soil Properties for Herbaceous Wetlands, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, V3 Analytical Lab, FIELD SURVEYS IRMS, CHN ANALYZERS, COLORIMETERS, CORING DEVICES 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-19 LOUISIANA N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.4451 CSV
Delta-X: Sonar Bathymetry Survey of Channels, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 FIELD SURVEYS SONAR 2021-03-25 to 2021-09-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.7039 S: 29.103 E: -90.4013 W: -91.4728 multiple
Delta-X: UAVSAR L1 Single Look Complex (SLC) Stack Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA, GULF OF AMERICA N: 29.7804 S: 29.0131 E: -90.1331 W: -91.8333 multiple
Delta-X: UAVSAR L1B Interferometric Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA N: 29.7856 S: 28.9827 E: -90.1334 W: -91.6574 ENVI
Delta-X: UAVSAR L2 Interferometric Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA N: 29.7799 S: 29.0133 E: -90.1333 W: -91.5893 ENVI
Delta-X: UAVSAR L3 Water Level Changes, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA N: 29.7799 S: 29.0131 E: -90.1332 W: -91.5894 ENVI
Dendrometer, Soil, and Weather Observations, Arctic Tree Line, AK and NWT, 2016-2019 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD SURVEYS PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, DENDROMETERS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE 2016-06-07 to 2019-09-13 ALASKA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES N: 68.7274 S: 67.9724 E: -133.531 W: -149.761 CSV
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