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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 RSS-14 Level-3 Gridded Radiometer and Satellite Surface Radiation Images FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, GOES-8, GOES-7 NET RADIOMETERS, PYRANOMETERS, GOES-8 Imager, VISSR 1994-05-16 to 1994-09-20 N: 56.58 S: 53.15 E: -95.48 W: -108.14 Binary
BOREAS RSS-15 SIR-C and TM Biomass and Landcover Maps of the NSA and SSA SRL-1, SRL-2 SIR-C 1994-04-13 to 1995-09-02 N: 56.21 S: 53.63 E: -97.75 W: -105.61 Binary
BOREAS RSS-17 Stem, Soil, and Air Temperature Data FIELD INVESTIGATION THERMISTORS 1993-10-25 to 1995-04-26 N: 55.88 S: 53.63 E: -98.48 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-19 1994 CASI At-Sensor Radiance and Reflectance Images PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN CASI 1994-02-07 to 1994-09-15 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.23 W: -106.32 multiple
BOREAS RSS-19 1994 Seasonal Understory Reflectance Data FIELD INVESTIGATION SPECTRORADIOMETERS 1994-02-06 to 1994-09-16 N: 55.93 S: 53.8 E: -98.29 W: -105.12 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-19 1996 CASI At-Sensor Radiance and Reflectance Images PIPER NAVAJO CHIEFTAIN CASI 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30 N: 56.25 S: 53.42 E: -97.24 W: -106.32 multiple
BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER C-130 Measurements of Surface BRDF C-130 POLDER 1994-05-24 to 1994-07-24 N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.62 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Helicopter-Mounted Measurements of Surface BRDF HELICOPTER POLDER 1994-06-07 to 1994-09-17 N: 55.9 S: 53.9 E: -98.29 W: -104.64 ASCII
BOREAS RSS-20 POLDER Radiance Images from the NASA C-130 C-130 POLDER 1994-05-26 to 1994-07-24 N: 53.99 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -106.2 Binary
BOREAS Scanning Lidar Imager of Canopies by Echo Recovery (SLICER): Level-3 Data C-130 BACKSCATTER LIDAR, LIDAR ALTIMETERS, ASAS 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-30 N: 55.9284 S: 53.6289 E: -98.0275 W: -106.198 multiple
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