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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
BOREAS Follow-On DSP-10 Regridded Moss Cover Maps for 1994 LANDSAT-5, NOAA-11 TM, AVHRR 1994-01-01 to 1995-01-01 N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 BMP
BOREAS Follow-On DSP-10 Regridded TM Mosaic Land Cover Maps for 1994 LANDSAT-5 TM 1994-01-01 to 1995-01-01 N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 BMP
BOREAS Follow-On FLX-01 NSA-OBS Tower Flux, Meteorological, and Soil Temp. Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOCOUPLES, NET RADIOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1996-10-31 to 1999-01-01 N: 55.8801 S: 55.8801 E: -98.4814 W: -98.4814 CSV
BOREAS Follow-On HMet-04 1996-1998 NSA Meteorological Data METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS BAROMETERS, NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, RAIN GAUGES, TEMPERATURE PROBES, ULTRASONIC DEPTH GAUGE, WIND MONITOR, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, INFRARED THERMOMETERS 1994-01-01 to 1999-01-01 N: 60 S: 48 E: -90 W: -111 CSV
BOREAS HYD-01 Soil Hydraulic Properties FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, TENSION INFILTROMETER 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS HYD-01 Under Canopy Precipitation Data FIELD INVESTIGATION RAIN GAUGES 1994-05-23 to 1997-06-24 N: 55.93 S: 53.88 E: -98.29 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS HYD-01 Volumetric Soil Moisture Data FIELD INVESTIGATION NEUTRON PROBE, TDR 1994-05-25 to 1997-06-26 N: 55.93 S: 53.66 E: -98.29 W: -105.32 ASCII
BOREAS HYD-02 Estimated Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) from Microwave Measurements DHC-6 INFRARED RADIOMETERS, MR, PYRANOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, WIND MONITOR, HYGROMETERS 1994-02-06 to 1994-02-13 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.3 CSV
BOREAS HYD-04 Areal Snow Course Survey Data FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SNOW TUBE, BALANCE 1994-02-03 to 1994-03-10 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.32 ASCII
BOREAS HYD-06 Aircraft Gamma Ray Soil Moisture AC-500S GAMMA RADIATION DETECTOR 1993-08-01 to 1994-09-10 N: 55.94 S: 53.37 E: -98.26 W: -106.29 ASCII
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