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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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Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2010 North America product 30 m V001 001 LANDSAT-7, DEM, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, TM 2008-01-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: -0.001078 E: 1.928773 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2015 Africa 30 m V001 001 LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-2A, DEM, LANDSAT-5 OLI, Sentinel-2 MSI, TM 2013-01-01 to 2016-06-30

N: 40.10861 S: -50.108476 E: 70.001218 W: -37

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2015 Australia, New Zealand, China, Mongolia 30 m V001 001 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, DEM, LANDSAT-5 OLI, ETM+, TM 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 60.095406 S: -62 E: 180 W: 60

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2015 Europe, Central Asia, Russia, Middle East product 30 m V001 001 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, DEM, LANDSAT-5 OLI, ETM+, TM 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 90 S: 0 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2015 South America product 30 m V001 001 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, DEM, LANDSAT-5 OLI, ETM+, TM 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 15 S: -60 E: -20 W: -110

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2015 South Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran product 30 m V001 001 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, DEM, LANDSAT-5 OLI, ETM+, TM 2013-01-01 to 2016-06-30

N: 40.10861 S: -10.038404 E: 100.001086 W: 39.998656

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent 2015 Southeast and Northeast Asia product 30 m V001 001 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, DEM OLI, ETM+ 2013-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 60 S: -45 E: 180 W: 70

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Global Food Security-support Analysis Data (GFSAD) Cropland Extent-Product 2015 Validation 30 m V001 001 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5, Sentinel-2A OLI, ETM+, TM, Sentinel-2 MSI 2008-01-01 to 2016-12-31

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

90 Meters x 90 Meters Shapefile
Global Forest Aboveground Carbon Stocks and Fluxes from GEDI and ICESat-2, 2018-2021 1 ICESat-2, ISS ATLAS, GEDI 2018-10-01 to 2021-10-01

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

COG
Global Forest Ecosystem Structure and Function Data For Carbon Balance Research 1 NOAA-14 AVHRR 1897-01-01 to 2006-12-31

N: 67.36 S: -42.87 E: 172.75 W: -159.5

Shapefile
Global Gridded 1-km Annual Soil Respiration and Uncertainty Derived from SRDB V3 1 MODELS Computer 1963-01-01 to 2011-12-31

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

GeoTIFF
Global High-Resolution Estimates of SIF from Fused SCIAMACHY and GOME-2, V2 2 METOP-A GOME-2, SCIAMACHY 2003-01-01 to 2017-12-31

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

netCDF-4
Global Human Modification of Terrestrial Systems 1.0 MODELS Computer 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 83.64 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180

30 Decimal Degrees x 30 Decimal Degrees GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
Global Hyperspectral Imaging Spectral-library of Agricultural crops for California’s Central Valley Derived from DESIS V001 001 ISS DESIS 2021-08-01 to 2023-08-31

N: 38.05 S: 35.2 E: -118.75 W: -121.8

Excel
Global Land Cover Mapping and Estimation Yearly 30 m V001 001 LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-5 OLI, ETM+, TM 2001-07-01 to 2021-07-01

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

30 Meters x 30 Meters GeoTIFF
Global Leaf Area Index from Field Measurements, 1932-2000 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR LEAF AREA METER 1932-01-01 to 2000-12-31

N: 71.3 S: -54.5 E: 172.75 W: -156.67

Text File
Global Mangrove Distribution, Aboveground Biomass, and Canopy Height 1.3 ICESat, FIELD SURVEYS, STS-99 GLAS, Laser_RF, CLINOMETERS, SRTM 2000-01-01 to 2014-08-03

N: 31.0001 S: -39.0001 E: 180 W: -180

multiple
Global Mangrove Loss Extent, Land Cover Change, and Loss Drivers, 2000-2016 1 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, COMPUTERS, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, OLI, Computer, TM 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31

N: 27.0432 S: -58.4496 E: 164.691 W: -94.5607

multiple
Global Man-made Impervious Surface (GMIS) Dataset From Landsat 1.0 MODELS, LANDSAT Computer, TM, ETM+ 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31

N: 82.78837 S: -58.349605 E: 180 W: -180

GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
Global MODIS and FLUXNET-derived Daily Gross Primary Production, V2 2 Aqua, MODELS, Terra MODIS, Computer 2000-03-01 to 2020-08-01

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

netCDF-4 classic
Global Monthly GPP from an Improved Light Use Efficiency Model, 1982-2016 1 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, MODELS EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, MMS, Computer 1982-01-01 to 2017-01-01

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

netCDF-4 classic
Global Monthly Mean Leaf Area Index Climatology, 1981-2015 1 MODELS, Terra, NOAA POES Computer, MODIS, AVHRR 1981-08-01 to 2015-08-31

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

netCDF-4 classic
Global N Cycle: Fluxes and N2O Mixing Ratios Originating from Human Activity 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1756-01-01 to 2004-12-31

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

Text File
Global Peatland Carbon Balance and Land Use Change CO2 Emissions Through the Holocene 1 MODELS Computer 1000-01-01 to 2001-12-31

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

multiple
Global Salt Marsh Change, 2000-2019 1 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8 ETM+, OLI 2000-01-01 to 2019-12-31

N: 74 S: -47 E: 180 W: -170

COG
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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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