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Natural Hazards Data Access and Tools
From discovery to visualization, data tools such as the SEDAC Hazards Mapper and NASA's Flooding Days Projection Tool guide users in making the most of natural hazards data.
Natural Hazards 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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Featured Observation Method: VIIRS
NASA's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) provides active data for fire management and wildfire alert systems.
Learn how to use NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) and its enhanced User Interface that provides additional services and analysis capabilities for wildfire management.
Geographer Veerachai Tanpipat promotes the use of NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) throughout the Lower Mekong River Region.
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NASA’s worldwide Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) provides vital near real-time tools for managing wildland fires.
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Image captured on July 17, 2024, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA NOAA-20 satellite.
Natural Hazards Datasets
| Dataset | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Location Keywords | Spatial Extent | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBA-ECO LC-23 ASTER and MODIS Fire Data Comparison for Brazil: 2003-2004 | Terra, Aqua | MODIS, ASTER | 2003-01-19 to 2004-02-07 | N: 5 S: -11 E: -54 W: -68 | multiple | |
| LBA-ECO LC-23 Characterization of Vegetation Fire Dynamics for Brazil: 2001-2003 | Terra, NOAA-12, Aqua | MODIS, AVHRR | 2001-01-01 to 2003-12-31 | N: 5.3 S: -33.75 E: -34.8 W: -74 | multiple | |
| MASTER: Airborne Science, Southwest US, May, 2011 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2011-05-15 to 2011-05-23 | COLORADO, UTAH, NEW MEXICO, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA | N: 38.8226 S: 31.9522 E: -101.25 W: -120.234 | multiple |
| MASTER: California Fire-Burn Area Emergency Response, California, April 2008 | B-200 | MASTER | 2008-04-14 to 2008-04-26 | CALIFORNIA | N: 37.8333 S: 32.5333 E: -116.55 W: -122.583 | multiple |
| MASTER: FireSense, California and Southern US, Spring 2025 | B-200 | MASTER | 2025-03-17 to 2025-04-18 | CALIFORNIA, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA | N: 33.4811 S: 30.2467 E: -81.6656 W: -116.044 | multiple |
| MASTER: FireSense, western US, October 2023 | B-200 | MASTER | 2023-10-16 to 2023-10-26 | CALIFORNIA | N: 39.2058 S: 33.0192 E: -112.052 W: -120.169 | multiple |
| MASTER: Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) campaign, California, USA, 2016 | NASA ER-2 | MASTER | 2016-06-17 to 2016-06-18 | CALIFORNIA | N: 35.846 S: 33.56 E: -118.333 W: -120.883 | multiple |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m | Terra, Aqua | MODIS | 2021-03-01 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | HDF-EOS |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day CS GeoTIFF | Terra, Aqua | MODIS | 2021-03-15 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | GeoTIFF |
| MODIS/Aqua+Terra Global Flood Product L3 NRT 250m 1-day GeoTIFF | Terra, Aqua | MODIS | 2021-03-15 to Present | GLOBAL | N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 | GeoTIFF |
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