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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
Data over the SSA in Raster Format and AEAC Projection MAPS DIGITIZER 1980-01-01 to 1996-12-31 N: 54.5 S: 53.33 E: -103.83 W: -106.43 Binary
Decadal Land Use and Land Cover Classifications across India, 1985, 1995, 2005 LANDSAT-5, IRS-1B, LANDSAT-4 ETM+, TM, LISS-I, LISS-III, MSS 1985-01-01 to 2005-12-31 INDIA N: 36.3219 S: 6.71167 E: 98.932 W: 66.305 GeoTIFF
Delta-X AVIRIS-NG L3 Derived Vegetation Types, MRD, Louisiana, USA King Air AVIRIS-NG 2021-08-20 to 2021-08-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.707 S: 28.9908 E: -90.3607 W: -91.5945 COG
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 LOUISIANA N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6 multiple
Delta-X: AirSWOT L3 Water Surface Elevations, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, Version 2 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 LOUISIANA N: 29.76 S: 29.07 E: -90.58 W: -91.54 CSV
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG BRDF-Adjusted Surface Reflectance and Mosaics, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25 LOUISIANA N: 30.2264 S: 29.0544 E: -89.0719 W: -91.5908 ENVI
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L1B Spectral Radiance Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.8483 S: 29.0617 E: -89.6796 W: -91.587 ENVI
Delta-X: AVIRIS-NG L2 Surface Reflectance, MRD Louisiana, 2021 B-200 AVIRIS-NG 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-25 LOUISIANA N: 29.85 S: 29.0248 E: -89.5899 W: -91.6389 ENVI
Delta-X: Bed and Suspended Sediment Grain Size, MRD, LA, USA, 2019-2021, V3 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL SAMPLER, ADCP 2019-10-25 to 2021-08-24 LOUISIANA N: 29.7044 S: 29.1715 E: -90.82 W: -91.4523 CSV
Delta-X: Belowground Biomass and Necromass across Wetlands, MRD, LA, USA, 2021, V2 LABORATORY, FIELD SURVEYS CHNS/O ELEMENTAL ANALYZERS, CORING DEVICES 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-27 LOUISIANA N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.8852 CSV
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