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Vegetation Index Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as Worldview, Giovanni, and Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) guide users in making the most of vegetation index data.
Vegetation Index Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Monthly Mean Leaf Area Index Climatology, 1981-2015 | MODELS, Terra, NOAA POES | Computer, MODIS, AVHRR | 1981-08-01 to 2015-08-31 | GLOBAL LAND | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 classic |
| Global Vegetation Greenness (NDVI) from AVHRR GIMMS-3G+, 1981-2022 | NOAA POES, METOP-A, METOP-B, METOP-C | AVHRR | 1982-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | GLOBAL LAND | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | netCDF-4 classic |
| Green Vegetation Fraction High-Resolution Maps for Selected US Tidal Marshes, 2015 | Airplane, LANDSAT | CAMERA, ETM+ | 2013-09-25 to 2015-08-27 | N: 47.121 S: 25.0847 E: -69.9266 W: -122.746 | GeoTIFF | |
| Greenness Trends and Carbon Stocks of Mangrove Forests Across Mexico, 2001-2015 | Aqua, MODELS | MODIS, Computer | 2001-01-01 to 2015-12-31 | MEXICO | N: 29.7262 S: 14.4292 E: -86.5302 W: -114.055 | multiple |
| HLS Operational Land Imager Vegetation Indices Daily Global 30 m V2.0 | LANDSAT-8, LANDSAT-9 | OLI | 2013-04-11 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | COG | |
| HLS Sentinel-2 Multi-spectral Instrument Vegetation Indices Daily Global 30 m V2.0 | Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B, Sentinel-2C | Sentinel-2 MSI | 2015-11-28 to Present | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | COG | |
| ISLSCP II AVHRR Albedo and BRDF, 1995 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, AVHRR, MODIS | 1995-02-01 to 1995-07-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II C4 Vegetation Percentage | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | LICOR LEAF AREA METER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, AVHRR | 1993-01-01 to 1998-12-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII | |
| ISLSCP II Continuous Fields of Vegetation Cover, 1992-1993 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | LICOR LEAF AREA METER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, AVHRR | 1992-04-01 to 1993-05-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | Shapefile | |
| ISLSCP II Ecosystem Rooting Depths | FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, Terra | STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, AVHRR, MODIS | 1995-02-01 to 1995-07-31 | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | ASCII |
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Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS)
These new vegetation indices offer the same near-global coverage, and 30-meter spatial resolution as the initial HLS products.
The release of the HLS codebase gives product users greater visibility into the project’s image processing pipeline.
The purpose of the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project led by IMPACT, is to combine two or more data streams into a single data set and increase their value.
In partnership with IBM, NASA constructed the first geospatial foundation model specifically trained with Earth observation satellite imagery.
Vegetation Index Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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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