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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
SAFARI 2000 Soil Properties, Moisture, and Temp., Skukuza and Mongu, 1999-2001 FIELD INVESTIGATION INFRARED THERMOMETERS, THERMISTORS, TDR, THERMOCOUPLES 1999-08-19 to 2001-12-31 N: -15.4383 S: -25.02 E: 31.4678 W: 23.2527 Shapefile
SAFARI 2000 Soil Types, 0.5-Deg Grid (Modified Zobler) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1974-01-01 to 1981-12-31 N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 ASCII
SAFARI 2000 Surface Spectral Reflectance at Sua Pan, Botswana, Dry Season 2000 FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTRORADIOMETERS 2000-08-24 to 2000-09-03 N: -20.5168 S: -20.5772 E: 26.0803 W: 26.0298 CSV
SAFARI 2000 Tree Cover from AVHRR, 1-km, 1992-1993 (DeFries et al.) NOAA-9, NOAA-10, NOAA-11 AVHRR 1992-01-01 to 1993-12-31 N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 multiple
SAFARI 2000 Vegetation and Soils, 1-Deg (Wilson and Henderson-Sellers) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1900-01-01 to 1999-12-31 N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 Binary
SAFARI 2000 Wetlands Data Set, 1-Deg (Matthews and Fung) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1971-01-01 to 1982-01-01 N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5 multiple
SAR Subsets for Selected Field Sites, 2007-2010 ALOS PALSAR 2007-06-05 to 2010-12-14 N: 78.9459 S: -11.3224 E: -28.8805 W: -150.714 Shapefile
Satellite Landsat TM Extr. Data (FIFE) LANDSAT-5 TM 1987-04-09 to 1988-09-26 N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 multiple
SDG Indicator 11.7.1: Urban Public Space, Availability and Access, 2023 Release MODELS Computer 2015-01-01 to 2022-12-31 GLOBAL, AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANGOLA N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile, Geodatabase, CSV, PDF, PNG
SE-590 Reflectance & Radiances (FIFE) HELICOPTER SPECTRORADIOMETERS 1989-07-28 to 1989-08-08 N: 39.12 S: 38.98 E: -96.45 W: -96.61 multiple
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