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Land Surface Data Access and Tools

NASA data provide key measurements of Earth’s land, allowing researchers to accurately understand its composition, processes, uses, and interactions. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Land Surface Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
ASF MapReady Terrain-correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data Processing
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
RTC Stack Processor The radiometric terrain correction (RTC) stack processor tool facilitates time-series analysis of such phenomena as flooding events, deforestation, or glacier retreat. Analysis, Processing, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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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Land Surface Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
MuSLI Multi-Source Land Surface Phenology Yearly North America 30 m V011 LANDSAT-8, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B OLI, Sentinel-2 MSI 2016-01-01 to 2019-12-31 NORTH AMERICA N: 90 W: -180 netCDF-4
NACP Forest Age Maps at 1-km Resolution for Canada (2004) and the U.S.A. (2006) LANDSAT-7 ETM+, TM 1950-01-01 to 2006-12-31 N: 67.008 S: 7.7126 E: -39.866 W: 179.251 multiple
NACP Integrated Wildland and Cropland 30-m Fuel Characteristics Map, U.S.A., 2010 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 N: 49.79 S: 26.52 E: -67.96 W: -126.46 BigTIFF
NACP MCI: CO2 Emissions Inventory, Upper Midwest Region, USA., 2007 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2007-01-01 to 2007-12-31 N: 50 S: 36 E: -81 W: -105 multiple
NACP MCI: Cropland Productivity and Biophysical Properties, Nebraska, USA, 2001-2008 FIELD INVESTIGATION, FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS LICOR LEAF AREA METER, RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 2001-06-12 to 2008-08-15 N: 41.1797 S: 41.1797 E: -96.4397 W: -96.4766 CSV
NACP MsTMIP: Global 0.5-degree Model Outputs in Standard Format, Version 1.0 MODELS Computer 1900-01-01 to 2010-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4 classic
NACP MsTMIP: Global and North American Driver Data for Multi-Model Intercomparison NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1700-01-01 to 2010-12-31 N: 89.75 S: -78.25 E: 179.95 W: -178.75 netCDF-4 classic
NACP MsTMIP: Unified North American Soil Map NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1993-01-01 to 2010-12-30 N: 84 S: 10 E: -50 W: -170 GeoTIFF
NACP NAFD Project: Forest Disturbance Intensity for CONUS from Landsat, 1986-2015 LANDSAT MULTI-SPECTRAL 1986-01-01 to 2015-12-31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA N: 51.68 S: 22.69 E: -65.2 W: -128.03 COG
NACP North American Forest Dynamics Project: Forest Disturbance and Regrowth Data LANDSAT-5 MSS 1984-06-04 to 2009-09-16 N: 49.7924 S: 26.5202 E: -67.9596 W: -126.458 GeoTIFF
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