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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
Delta-X: Soil Accretion Rates from Cs-137 Activity and NUMAR Validation, MRD, LA MODELS, FIELD SURVEYS, LABORATORY Computer, SEDIMENT CORERS, HPGE 2021-09-22 to 2023-04-23 LOUISIANA N: 29.5643 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8225 W: -91.4417 CSV
Delta-X: Soil Properties for Herbaceous Wetlands, MRD, Louisiana, 2021, V3 Analytical Lab, FIELD SURVEYS IRMS, CHN ANALYZERS, COLORIMETERS, CORING DEVICES 2021-03-21 to 2021-08-19 LOUISIANA N: 29.5102 S: 29.1714 E: -90.8219 W: -91.4451 CSV
Delta-X: UAVSAR L1 Single Look Complex (SLC) Stack Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA, GULF OF AMERICA N: 29.7804 S: 29.0131 E: -90.1331 W: -91.8333 multiple
Delta-X: UAVSAR L1B Interferometric Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA N: 29.7856 S: 28.9827 E: -90.1334 W: -91.6574 ENVI
Delta-X: UAVSAR L2 Interferometric Products, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA N: 29.7799 S: 29.0133 E: -90.1333 W: -91.5893 ENVI
Delta-X: UAVSAR L3 Water Level Changes, MRD, Louisiana, 2021 G-III UAVSAR 2021-03-27 to 2021-09-13 LOUISIANA N: 29.7799 S: 29.0131 E: -90.1332 W: -91.5894 ENVI
Dendrometer, Soil, and Weather Observations, Arctic Tree Line, AK and NWT, 2016-2019 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, FIELD SURVEYS PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, DENDROMETERS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE 2016-06-07 to 2019-09-13 ALASKA, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES N: 68.7274 S: 67.9724 E: -133.531 W: -149.761 CSV
Development and Evolution of NASA Satellite Remote Sensing for Ecology Publications Computer 1972-01-01 to 2014-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 PDF
Digital Elevation Models for the Global Change Research Wetland, Maryland, USA, 2016 Airplane, FIELD SURVEYS, COASTAL STATIONS, MODELS LIDAR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GPS RECEIVERS, TIDE GAUGES, Computer 2016-06-22 to 2016-08-15 MARYLAND N: 38.8789 S: 38.8717 E: -76.5427 W: -76.5525 multiple
Disturbance History and Forest Biomass from Landsat for Six US Sites, 1985-2014 FIELD SURVEYS, LANDSAT STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LIDAR 1984-01-01 to 2014-12-31 MAINE, MINNESOTA, PENNSYLVANIA, OREGON, SOUTH CAROLINA N: 48.2886 S: 32.2654 E: -68.4809 W: -123.235 netCDF-4 classic
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