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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
Global Distribution of Root Profiles in Terrestrial Ecosystems FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL SAMPLER 1925-01-01 to 2000-12-31 N: 76 S: -46 E: 176 W: -157 CSV
Global Distribution of Root Turnover in Terrestrial Ecosystems FIELD INVESTIGATION CORING DEVICES 1946-01-01 to 1999-12-01 N: 75 S: -54 E: 175 W: -160 Text File
Global Fire Atlas with Characteristics of Individual Fires, 2003-2016 COMPUTERS, TERRA, Aqua Computer, MODIS 2003-01-01 to 2016-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
Global Fire Emissions Database, Version 4.1 (GFEDv4) MODELS, TRMM, TERRA, ERS-1 Computer, VIIRS, MODIS, ATSR 1995-06-01 to 2016-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Crop Dominance 2010 Global 1 km V001 TERRA, NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14 MODIS, AVHRR 2007-01-01 to 2012-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Global Food Security Support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Crop Mask 2010 Global 1 km V001 TERRA, NOAA-7, NOAA-9, NOAA-11, NOAA-14, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 MODIS, AVHRR, TM, ETM+ 2007-01-01 to 2012-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2010 North America product 30 m V001 LANDSAT-7, DEM, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, TM 2008-01-01 to 2015-12-31 NORTH AMERICA N: 90 S: -0.001078 E: 1.928773 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2015 Africa 30 m V001 LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-2A, DEM, LANDSAT-5 OLI, Sentinel-2 MSI, TM 2013-01-01 to 2016-06-30 AFRICA N: 40.10861 S: -50.108476 E: 70.001218 W: -37 GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2015 Australia, New Zealand, China, Mongolia 30 m V001 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, DEM, LANDSAT-5 OLI, ETM+, TM 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31 AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND, CHINA, MONGOLIA N: 60.095406 S: -62 E: 180 W: 60 GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2015 Europe, Central Asia, Russia, Middle East product 30 m V001 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, DEM, LANDSAT-5 OLI, ETM+, TM 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31 EUROPE, SOUTHCENTRAL ASIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, MIDDLE EAST N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
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