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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 Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
SMAPVEX08 In Situ Vegetation Data V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER 2008-10-02 to 2008-10-07

N: 39.02 S: 38.95 E: -75.94 W: -76.09

800 Meters x 800 Meters Excel
SMAPVEX08 Vegetation Water Content Map V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS, SPOT-4 STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, VEGETATION-1 2008-10-11 to 2008-10-11

N: 39.09 S: 38.93 E: -75.55 W: -76.25

10 Meters x 10 Meters Binary, ASCII
SMAPVEX12 In Situ Vegetation Data for Agricultural Area V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-19

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

0.5 Meters x 0.5 Meters ASCII, CSV
SMAPVEX12 In Situ Vegetation Data for Forest Area V001 1 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2012-06-07 to 2012-07-17

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

Excel, ASCII
SMAPVEX12 PALS Soil Moisture Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2012-06-12 to 2012-07-19

N: 49.96 S: 49.44 E: -97.85 W: -98.51

1500 Meters x 1500 Meters CSV
SMAPVEX12 Vegetation Water Content Map V001 1 RAPIDEYE, SPOT-4 REIS, HRVIR 2012-05-14 to 2012-07-19

N: 50.17 S: 49.31 E: -97.36 W: -98.74

5 Meters x 5 Meters GeoTIFF, ASCII
SMAPVEX15 PALS Soil Moisture Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2015-08-02 to 2015-08-18

N: 31.87 S: 31.51 E: -109.84 W: -110.96

1500 Meters x 1500 Meters CSV
SMAPVEX16 Iowa PALS Brightness Temperature and Soil Moisture Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2016-05-28 to 2016-08-16

N: 42.66 S: 42.28 E: -93.21 W: -93.58

500 Meters x 500 Meters CSV
SMAPVEX16 Manitoba In Situ Vegetation Data V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2016-06-13 to 2016-07-21

N: 49.761171 S: 49.384076 E: -97.756264 W: -98.098417

CSV, Geodatabase, KMZ
SMAPVEX16 Manitoba Leaf Area Index V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2016-06-13 to 2016-07-21

N: 49.761171 S: 49.384076 E: -97.756264 W: -98.098417

CSV, KMZ
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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 Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users 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
POPGRID Viewer POPGRID Viewer explores the intercomparison of population counts and settlement mapping from leading global data sources. 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
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