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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
Development and Evolution of NASA Satellite Remote Sensing for Ecology Publications Computer 1972-01-01 to 2014-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 PDF
Digital Elevation Models for the Global Change Research Wetland, Maryland, USA, 2016 Airplane, FIELD SURVEYS, COASTAL STATIONS, MODELS LIDAR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GPS RECEIVERS, TIDE GAUGES, Computer 2016-06-22 to 2016-08-15 MARYLAND N: 38.8789 S: 38.8717 E: -76.5427 W: -76.5525 multiple
Distribution of Estimated Stand Age Across Siberian Larch Forests, 1989-2012 LANDSAT, MODELS, Terra ETM+, TM, Computer, MODIS 1989-01-01 to 2012-12-31 N: 67 S: 49 E: 143 W: 90 GeoTIFF
Distribution of Young Forests and Estimated Stand Age across Russia, 2012 AQUA, Terra, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5 MODIS, ETM+, TM 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 N: 87.2402 S: 32.8631 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Disturbance History and Forest Biomass from Landsat for Six US Sites, 1985-2014 FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LIDAR 1984-01-01 to 2014-12-31 MAINE, MINNESOTA, PENNSYLVANIA, OREGON, SOUTH CAROLINA N: 48.2886 S: 32.2654 E: -68.4809 W: -123.235 netCDF-4 classic
ECHIDNA LIDAR Campaigns: Forest Canopy Imagery and Field Data, U.S.A., 2007-2009 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2007-08-01 to 2009-08-05 N: 45.2148 S: 36.961 E: -68.7236 W: -119.249 multiple
ECOSTRESS Water Use Efficiency Daily L4 Global 70m V001 ISS ECOSTRESS 2018-07-15 to 2023-02-25 GLOBAL LAND N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 HDF5
ECOSTRESS Water Use Efficiency Daily L4 Global 70m V001 ISS ECOSTRESS 2018-07-15 to 2023-02-25 GLOBAL LAND N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 HDF5
Ecosys Model-Estimated Cropland Carbon Fluxes, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa, 2001-2018 COMPUTERS Computer 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31 ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA N: 43.5012 S: 36.9703 E: -84.7846 W: -96.6397 Shapefile
Ecosystem Demography Model: Scaling Vegetation Dynamics Across South America NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31 N: 15 S: -15 E: -30 W: -85 multiple
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