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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 Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
MODIS/Aqua Monthly mean Day-Time Land Surface Temperature at 1x1 degree V005 (MYD11CM1D) at GES DISC 005 Aqua MODIS 2002-08-01 to 2015-06-30

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

MODIS/Aqua Monthly mean Night-Time Land Surface Temperature at 1x1 degree V005 (MYD11CM1N) at GES DISC 005 Aqua MODIS 2002-08-01 to 2015-06-30

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

MODIS/Terra Monthly mean Night-Time Land Surface Temperature at 1x1 degree V005 (MOD11CM1N) at GES DISC 005 Terra MODIS 2000-03-01 to 2015-06-30

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

ASTER L2 Surface Reflectance VNIR and SWIR V004 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-06 to Present

N: 83 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180

15 Meters x 15 Meters<br>30 Meters x 30 Meters COG
Primary Ancillary Data Geo-Colocated to OMI/Aura UV2 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24km V4 (OMUANC) at GES DISC 004 Aura, GEOS-5 OMI, NOT APPLICABLE 2004-10-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

ASTER L2 Surface Emissivity V004 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-04 to Present

N: 83 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180

90 Meters x 90 Meters COG
ASTER Digital Elevation Model V004 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-06 to Present

N: 83 S: -83 E: 180 W: -180

30 Meters x 30 Meters COG
Primary Ancillary Data Geo-Colocated to OMI/Aura VIS 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24km V4 (OMVANC) at GES DISC 004 Aura, GEOS-5 OMI, NOT APPLICABLE 2004-10-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, netCDF4 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters netCDF-4
ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

5600 Meters x 5600 Meters HDF5
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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
OB.DAAC File Search Utility Find and download instrument data archived at OB.DAAC using mission parameters or filename patterns, including support for wildcard searching on partial filenames. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser The Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser allows users to view, download, or order global composites at various spatial and temporal scales (level 3) or get results from analyses of lower-level data (level 4). Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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
SeaDAS Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. Analysis, Visualization, Processing
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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