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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
Biome-BGC: Terrestrial Ecosystem Process Model, Version 4.1.1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 2000-07-05 to 2000-07-05 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
BioSCape: AVIRIS-NG L2B Enhanced Surface Reflectance G-III AVIRIS-NG 2023-10-22 to 2023-11-26 SOUTH AFRICA N: -31.2347 S: -34.9172 E: 26.2556 W: 17.7847 multiple
BioSCape: AVIRIS-NG L3 Resampled Reflectance Mosaics, V2 G-III AVIRIS-NG 2023-10-22 to 2023-11-26 SOUTH AFRICA N: -31.1561 S: -35.0059 E: 26.3231 W: 17.624 multiple
BOREAS AFM-01 NOAA/ATDD Long-EZ Aircraft Flux Data over the SSA Airplane THERMISTORS, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, INFRARED THERMOMETERS, GUST PROBES, IRGA, PRESSURE SENSORS 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-15 N: 54.32 S: 53.42 E: -104.24 W: -106.32 ASCII
BOREAS AFM-03 Electra 1994 Aircraft Flux and Moving Window Data NCAR ELECTRA INFRARED THERMOMETERS, IRGA, NET RADIOMETERS, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, PYRANOMETERS, Pyrgeometer, GUST PROBES, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, MVI 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-16 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 ASCII
BOREAS AFM-04 Twin Otter Aircraft Flux Data DHC-6 INFRARED RADIOMETERS, IRGA, MMR, MVI, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, UV OZONE DETECTORS, GUST PROBES, PRESSURE TRANSDUCERS 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-19 N: 55.95 S: 53.79 E: -98.4 W: -104.81 ASCII
BOREAS AFM-08 ECMWF Hourly Surface and Upper Air Data for the SSA and NSA NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1994-05-13 to 1997-03-31 N: 62 S: 48 E: -92 W: -114 ASCII
BOREAS AFM-12 1-km AVHRR Seasonal Land Cover Classification NOAA-11 AVHRR 1992-04-01 to 1992-09-30 N: 57 S: 52 E: -96 W: -108 Binary
BOREAS Agriculture Canada Central Saskatchewan Vector Soils Data, R1 AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS DIGITIZER 1980-01-01 to 2001-02-06 N: 55.0614 S: 52.8618 E: -99.8739 W: -110.451 multiple
BOREAS CanSIS Regional Soils Data in Vector Format, V2 FIELD SURVEYS, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, MSS 1982-01-01 to 1984-12-31 N: 60 S: 49 E: -89 W: -110 CSV
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