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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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Dataset Sort descending Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
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: 49.76117 S: 49.38408 E: -97.75626 W: -98.09842

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

N: 49.76117 S: 49.38408 E: -97.75626 W: -98.09842

CSV, KMZ
SMAPVEX16 Manitoba PALS Brightness Temperature and Soil Moisture Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT PALS 2016-06-08 to 2016-07-22

N: 49.79 S: 49.36 E: -97.75 W: -98.12

500 Meters x 500 Meters CSV
SMAPVEX19-22 Massachusetts Field Measured Forest Tree Inventory, Biophysical Data, Leaf Area Index, and Estimated Biomass V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER 2022-04-20 to 2022-08-01

N: 42.72 S: 42.32 E: -71.91 W: -72.33

200 Meters x 200 Meters CSV, Shapefile
SMAPVEX19-22 Massachusetts Plant Area Index V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2019-04-01 to 2022-12-01

N: 42.72 S: 42.32 E: -71.91 W: -72.33

JPEG, CSV
SMAPVEX19-22 Massachusetts Vegetation Optical Depth V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS DIELECTRIC PROBE, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PRESSURE SENSORS, RADIOMETERS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS 2019-04-28 to 2019-10-17

N: 42.54 S: 42.54 E: -72.17 W: -72.17

CSV
SMAPVEX19-22 Millbrook Field Measured Forest Tree Inventory, Biophysical Data, Leaf Area Index, and Estimated Biomass V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS, LICOR PLANT CANOPY ANALYZER 2022-04-20 to 2022-08-01

N: 42.05 S: 41.66 E: -73.42 W: -73.81

200 Meters x 200 Meters CSV, Shapefile
SMAPVEX19-22 Millbrook Plant Area Index V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2019-04-01 to 2022-12-01

N: 42.05 S: 41.66 E: -73.42 W: -73.81

JPEG, CSV
Smoke/Sulfates, Clouds and Radiation Experiment in Brazil (SCAR-B) Data Set Version 5.5 1 GOES-8 AVHRR 1995-06-01 to 1995-10-31

N: 1 S: -40 E: -35 W: -76

ASCII
SMOS-Based SMAP L2 Radiometer Half-Orbit 9 km EASE-Grid Soil Moisture V001 1 SMAP, SMOS SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, SMOS L-BAND RADIOMETER 2015-05-01 to 2022-01-01

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

9 Kilometers x 9 Kilometers HDF5
SNF Forest Cover by Species/Strata 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1976-01-01 to 1986-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SNF Forest Phenology/Leaf Expansion Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1984-05-10 to 1984-06-12

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SNF Forest Understory Cover Data 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1976-01-01 to 1986-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SNF Forest Understory Cover Data (Table) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1976-01-01 to 1986-12-31

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SNF Leaf Optical Properties: Cary-14 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTROMETERS 1984-05-10 to 1984-06-12

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SNF Leaf Optical Properties: TMS 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTROMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1983-08-01 to 1984-08-14

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SNF NS001-TMS Canopy Reflectance 1983-84 1 C-130 TMS 1983-07-13 to 1984-06-28

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SNF Site Characterization Data: C.Jarvis 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1984-05-10 to 1984-06-12

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SNF Site Characterization Validation 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1984-05-10 to 1984-06-12

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SNF Vegetation Cover Data: C. Jarvis 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION STEEL MEASURING TAPE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1984-05-10 to 1984-06-12

N: 48.1697 S: 47.6575 E: -91.7658 W: -92.5058

ASCII
SnowEx Mores Creek Summit (MCS) Airborne LiDAR Survey V001 1 HELICOPTER LIDAR 2021-03-10 to 2025-05-01

N: 43.9748 S: 43.91365 E: -115.64244 W: -115.7305

GeoTIFF
SnowEx20 Grand Mesa IOP QSI Lidar Snow Depth Data V001 1 AIRCRAFT LIDAR 2020-02-01 to 2020-02-02

N: 39.03946 S: 39.00921 E: -108.15775 W: -108.21092

1 Meters x 1 Meters GeoTIFF

Biosphere Data Tools

Tool Sort descending 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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