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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.

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GEDI L1B Geolocated Waveform Data Global Footprint Level V002 002 ISS GEDI 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to 2025-07-10

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L1B Geolocated Waveform Data Global Footprint Level V003 003 ISS GEDI 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to Present

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V001 001 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03

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

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V002 002 ISS GEDI 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to 2025-07-10

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2A Elevation and Height Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V003 003 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to Present 25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V001 001 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03

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

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V002 002 ISS GEDI 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to 2025-07-10

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L2B Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Data Global Footprint Level V003 003 ISS GEDI 2019-04-04 to 2023-03-16, 2024-04-26 to Present

N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180

25 Meters x 25 Meters HDF5
GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 1 1 MODELS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2020-04-15

N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180

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GEDI L3 Gridded Land Surface Metrics, Version 2 2 ISS, MODELS GEDI, Computer 2019-04-18 to 2025-07-09

N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Golden Weeks, Version 1 1.1 ISS, MODELS GEDI, Computer 2019-04-18 to 2019-09-05

N: 52.4561 S: -52.2008 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 1 1 MODELS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2020-09-03

N: 53.994 S: -54.1988 E: 180 W: -180

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GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2 2 ISS, COMPUTERS GEDI, Computer 2019-04-17 to 2021-08-05

N: 53.9933 S: -52.2046 E: 180 W: -180

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GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2.1 2.1 COMPUTERS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-04-17 to 2025-07-09

N: 55.8 S: -53 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
GEDI L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 3 3 ISS GEDI 2019-04-04 to Present

N: 54 S: -53 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
GEDI L4B Country-level Summaries of Aboveground Biomass 1 COMPUTERS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2023-03-16

N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180

CSV
GEDI L4B Gridded Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2 2 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2021-08-04

N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180

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GEDI L4B Gridded Aboveground Biomass Density, Version 2.1 2.1 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2023-03-16

N: 52 S: -52 E: 180 W: -180

COG
GEDI L4C Footprint Level Waveform Structural Complexity Index, Version 2 2 ISS, COMPUTERS GEDI, Computer 2019-04-17 to 2025-07-09

N: 55.8 S: -53 E: 180 W: -180

HDF5
GEDI L4C Global Waveform Structural Complexity Index (WSCI) Fusion Product, Version 2 2 Sentinel-1B, TSX, ALOS-2, Sentinel-1A, ISS SENTINEL-1 C-SAR, X-SAR, PALSAR-2, GEDI 2015-01-01 to 2023-01-01

N: 75.1138 S: -56.0002 E: 178.685 W: -177.692

COG
GEDI L4C Gridded Waveform Structural Complexity Index, Version 2 2 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2023-03-17

N: 52.5243 S: -53.2463 E: 180 W: -180

COG
GEDI L4D Imputed Waveforms, Version 2 2 ISS GEDI 2019-04-18 to 2023-03-16

N: 52.0851 S: -51.9916 E: 180 W: -180

COG
GEDI-FIA Fusion: Training Lidar Models to Estimate Forest Attributes 1 COMPUTERS, ISS Computer, GEDI 2019-03-25 to 2023-03-01

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 1 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 1 COMPUTERS Computer 1941-01-01 to 1981-12-31

N: 49.3844 S: 24.4981 E: -66.9499 W: -124.763

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Biosphere Data Tools

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AppEEARS The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
Biomass Earthdata Dashboard Observe global forest biomass harmonization activity with the Biomass Earthdata Dashboard. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
FIRMS The Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides access to satellite imagery, active fire/hotspots, and related products to identify the location, extent, and intensity of wildfire activity. Access, Visualization
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
POWER DAV The POWER project’s Data Access Viewer (DAV) is an interactive web-mapping application that provides access to NASA’s customized solar and meteorological data catalog. Analysis, Downloading, Subsetting, Visualization
STREAM STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. Processing
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