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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 Level-1B TIMS Imagery: At Sensor Radiance in BSQ Format C-130 TIMS 1994-04-16 to 1994-09-17 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 Binary
BOREAS Level-3b AVHRR-LAC Imagery: Scaled At-Sensor Radiance in LGSOWG Format NOAA-11, NOAA-12, NOAA-14, NOAA-9 AVHRR 1994-01-30 to 1996-09-18 N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 Binary
BOREAS Level-3S SPOT Imagery: Scaled At-Sensor Radiance in LGSOWG Format SPOT-2, SPOT-3 HRV 1994-04-17 to 1996-08-30 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 Binary
BOREAS Level-4b AVHRR-LAC Ten-Day Composite Images: At-Sensor Radiance NOAA-11 AVHRR 1994-04-11 to 1994-09-10 N: 61.01 S: 50.03 E: -93.29 W: -115.41 BMP
BOREAS Level-4c AVHRR-LAC Ten-Day Composite Images: Surface Parameters NOAA-11 AVHRR 1994-04-11 to 1994-09-10 N: 61.01 S: 48.83 E: -93.29 W: -115.41 BMP
BOREAS NS001 TMS Level-0 Images in BIL Format C-130 NS-001 TMS 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-19 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 Binary
BOREAS NS001 TMS Level-2 Images: Reflectance and Temperature in BSQ Format C-130 NS-001 TMS 1994-04-19 to 1994-09-16 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 Binary
BOREAS Regional DEM in Raster Format and AEAC Projection DEM DIGITIZER 1993-08-01 to 1996-12-31 N: 58.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 Binary
BOREAS Regional Soils Data in Raster Format and AEAC Projection MAPS DIGITIZER 1991-01-01 to 1991-12-31 N: 59.98 S: 50.09 E: -93.5 W: -111 Binary
BOREAS RSS-01 PARABOLA SSA Surface Reflectance and Transmittance Data FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS PARABOLA 1994-04-16 to 1996-07-30 N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.69 W: -106.2 ASCII
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