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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
Pre-Delta-X: Vegetation Species, Structure, Aboveground Biomass, MRD, LA, USA, 2015 FIELD SURVEYS STEEL MEASURING TAPE, SURVEYING TOOLS 2015-05-06 to 2015-09-28 LOUISIANA N: 29.5395 S: 29.2471 E: -90.7278 W: -91.4591 CSV
Pre-Delta-X: Water Levels across Wax Lake Outlet, Atchafalaya Basin, LA, USA, 2016 COMPUTERS, FIELD SURVEYS Computer, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, BAROMETERS 2016-10-13 to 2016-10-20 LOUISIANA N: 29.7429 S: 29.5057 E: -91.3573 W: -91.446 CSV
Pre-LBA Anglo-Brazilian Amazonian Climate Observation Study (ABRACOS) Data FIELD INVESTIGATION PSYCHROMETERS, ANEMOMETERS 1991-01-01 to 1996-12-31 BRAZIL N: 5 S: -18 E: -46 W: -75 CSV
Pre-LBA CABARE Mapped Land Surface and Vegetation Characteristics, Rondonia, Brazil MAPS, LANDSAT DIGITIZER, TM 1978-01-01 to 1994-12-31 N: -8 S: -13 E: -60 W: -65 Text File
Pre-LBA FLOODAMA Project Data LANDSAT TM 1986-08-04 to 1995-09-19 N: 1.2911 S: -18.2022 E: -46.284 W: -78.1928 Shapefile
Pre-LBA ISLSCP Initiative I Data NOAA-10, LANDSAT AVHRR, TM 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
Pre-LBA RADAMBRASIL Project Data LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS CARBON ANALYZERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CORING DEVICES 1973-01-01 to 1986-12-31 N: 5 S: -15 E: -42 W: -75 CSV
Probabilistic Freeze-Thaw Record for the Northern Hemisphere, 2016-2020 SMAP, GCOM-W1 SMAP L-BAND RADIOMETER, AMSR2 2016-01-01 to 2020-12-31 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE N: 90 E: 180 W: -180 COG
Projections of Permafrost Thaw and Carbon Release for RCP 4.5 and 8.5, 1901-2299 MODELS Computer 1901-01-01 to 2300-12-31 NORTHERN HEMISPHERE N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
PROVE Land Cover and Leaf Area of Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico, 1997 FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR LEAF AREA METER, CAMERAS, SUNFLECK CEPTOMETER, LIDAR ALTIMETERS 1997-05-13 to 1997-05-31 N: 32.5 S: 32.5 E: -106.75 W: -106.75 CSV
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