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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
GEDI-FIA Fusion: Training Lidar Models to Estimate Forest Attributes COMPUTERS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-03-25 to 2023-03-01 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA N: 49.8343 S: 23.236 E: -57.3678 W: -132.954 TAR
Geobotanical and Impact Map Collection for Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, Alaska, 1972-2010 FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT 1949-01-01 to 2010-07-31 N: 71.0271 S: 69.9702 E: -146.974 W: -150.167 multiple
Geoecology: County-Level Environmental Data for the United States, 1941-1981 COMPUTERS Computer 1941-01-01 to 1981-12-31 N: 49.3844 S: 24.4981 E: -66.9499 W: -124.763 Text File
Global 1-degree Maps of Forest Area, Carbon Stocks, and Biomass, 1950-2010 MAPS 1950-01-01 to 2010-12-31 N: 70 S: -70 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
Global 500-m Foliage Clumping Index Data Derived from MODIS BRDF, 2006 TERRA, Aqua MODIS 2006-01-01 to 2006-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Global Aboveground and Belowground Biomass Carbon Density Maps for the Year 2010 MODELS Computer 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 84 S: -61.1 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Global Agricultural Lands: Croplands, 2000 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL, NORTH AMERICA N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 PDF, GeoTIFF, Grid, PNG, WMS
Global Agricultural Lands: Pastures, 2000 MODELS Computer 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, GLOBAL, NORTH AMERICA N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF, Grid, PDF, PNG, WMS
Global Distribution of Fine Root Biomass in Terrestrial Ecosystems FIELD INVESTIGATION BALANCE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 1965-01-01 to 1996-12-31 N: 75 S: -54 E: 175 W: -160 Text File
Global Distribution of Root Nutrient Concentrations in Terrestrial Ecosystems NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1959-01-01 to 1997-01-01 N: 60.82 S: -35.35 E: 148.9 W: -127.833 Text File
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