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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 SERM Forest Cover Data Layers of the SSA in Vector Format AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS DIGITIZER 1993-01-01 to 1993-12-31 N: 59.34 S: 50.57 E: -94.08 W: -110.05 Binary
BOREAS TE-01 CH4 Flux Data over the SSA-OA LABORATORY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS 1994-05-29 to 1994-09-17 N: 53.63 S: 53.63 E: -106.2 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TE-01 CO2 and CH4 Flux Data over the SSA-OBS Site FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY IR CO2 ANALYZER, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS 1994-06-09 to 1994-09-04 N: 53.99 S: 53.99 E: -105.12 W: -105.12 ASCII
BOREAS TE-01 Soils Data over the SSA Tower Sites in Raster Format FIELD INVESTIGATION, MAPS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, DIGITIZER 1994-01-01 to 1994-12-31 N: 54 S: 53.62 E: -104.61 W: -106.209 multiple
BOREAS TE-01 SSA Soil Lab Data LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION CARBON ANALYZERS, CONDUCTIVITY METERS, PH METERS, CORING DEVICES, BALANCE, AAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 1993-01-01 to 1994-12-31 N: 53.99 S: 53.63 E: -104.65 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TE-01 SSA-FEN Soil Profile Nutrient Data FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY THERMOMETERS, WATER LEVEL GAUGES, PH METERS, CHN ANALYZERS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS, ION CHROMATOGRAPHS 1994-05-23 to 1994-10-21 N: 53.8 S: 53.8 E: -104.62 W: -104.62 ASCII
BOREAS TE-02 Root Respiration Data FIELD INVESTIGATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, LABORATORY THERMOMETERS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, IR CO2 ANALYZER, COLORIMETERS, CHN ANALYZERS 1994-05-28 to 1994-09-12 N: 55.93 S: 55.88 E: -98.48 W: -98.67 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Diurnal CO2 Canopy Profile Data FIELD INVESTIGATION IR CO2 ANALYZER 1994-05-24 to 1994-09-08 N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Soil Respiration Data FIELD INVESTIGATION LICOR GAS EXCHANGE SYSTEM, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES 1994-05-26 to 1994-09-07 N: 55.93 S: 53.63 E: -98.51 W: -106.2 ASCII
BOREAS TE-05 Surface Meteorological & Radiation Data METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS HUMIDITY SENSORS, THERMISTORS, THERMOCOUPLES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR 1994-05-25 to 1994-09-08 N: 55.93 S: 53.62 E: -98.51 W: -106.19 ASCII
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