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NASA data span from measuring gas flaring activity around the world to cyclone economic risk estimates. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Human Dimensions Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
Biomass Burning 5x5 degree data in Native Format GROUND STATIONS, GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to 1980-12-31 AFRICA, CENTRAL AFRICA, ASIA, SOUTH AMERICA ASCII
BOREAS TGB-07 Ambient Air Herbicide and Organochlorine Concentration Data LABORATORY GC-MS 1993-06-16 to 1994-07-20 N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -106.07 W: -106.07 ASCII
BOREAS TGB-07 Dry Deposition Herbicide and Organochlorine Flux Data LABORATORY GC-MS 1993-06-16 to 1994-07-20 N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -106.07 W: -106.07 ASCII
BOREAS TGB-07 Rainwater Herbicide and Organochlorine Concentration Data FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY RAIN GAUGES, GC-MS 1993-06-16 to 1994-07-20 N: 53.92 S: 53.92 E: -106.07 W: -106.07 ASCII
Burned and Unburned Field Site Data, Noatak, Seward, and North Slope, AK, 2016-2018 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOMETERS 2016-07-22 to 2018-08-27 ALASKA N: 69.6632 S: 65.0181 E: -148.641 W: -164.929 multiple
CARVE: Alaskan Fire Emissions Database (AKFED), 2001-2013 FIELD INVESTIGATION, MODELS, SATELLITES Computer, MODIS 2001-01-01 to 2013-12-31 N: 71.499 S: 58 E: -141 W: -168.5 GeoTIFF
Central American Vegetation/Land Cover Classification and Conservation Status TIROS-N AVHRR, AVHRR-2, AVHRR-3 1992-01-01 to 1993-12-31 CENTRAL AMERICA N: 19 S: 6 E: -78 W: -92 Grid, Shapefile
China Dimensions Data Collection: Agricultural Statistics of the People's Republic of China: 1949-1990 MODELS Computer 1949-01-01 to 1990-12-31 CHINA N: 54 S: 18 E: 135 W: 73 WKI
China Dimensions Data Collection: Bibliography of Chinese Administrative Geography MODELS Computer 1949-01-01 to 1996-11-30 CHINA N: 54 S: 18 E: 135 W: 73 ASCII
China Dimensions Data Collection: China Administrative Regions GIS Data: 1:1M, County Level, 1 July 1990 MODELS Computer 1990-07-01 CHINA N: 54 S: 18 E: 135 W: 73 ArcInfo Interchange
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Human Dimensions 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
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
EONET Use NASA Earth Observatory's Natural Event Tracker to look for natural events as they occur all across the planet. Access, Data Curation, Monitoring Natural Events
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
GUARDIAN The GNSS-based Upper Atmospheric Realtime Disaster Information and Alert Network (GUARDIAN) is a near real-time (NRT) ionospheric monitoring tool for natural hazards warning. Monitoring Natural Events
Hazards Mapper The Hazards Mapper enables users to rapidly get an idea of the population, land area, dams, and nuclear power plants that could be impacted by a wide range of natural events, including floods, earthquakes, fires, and volcanic eruptions. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Hurricane Intensity Estimator NASA's Hurricane Intensity Estimator is an online platform that demonstrates the use of a machine learning model for estimating the wind speed of hurricanes. Visualization, Monitoring Natural Events
NYS FIDSS Mapper The New York State Flood Information Decision Support System Mapper is an easy-to-use mapping tool visualizes building footprint data for nearly all New York State’s infrastructure, except New York City. Visualization
OpenAltimetry OpenAltimetry is a map-based visualization tool for exploring surface elevation data across Earth over time. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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