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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
ABoVE: MODIS-Derived Daily Mean Blue Sky Albedo for Northern North America, 2000-2017 SATELLITES MODIS 2000-02-24 to 2017-04-22 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC N: 79.0819 S: 41.6809 E: -52.6184 W: -173.089 multiple
ABoVE: Monthly Hydrological Fluxes for Canada and Alaska, 1979-2018 MODELS Computer 1979-01-01 to 2018-04-01 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC N: 83.125 S: 41.7508 E: -53.4255 W: -172.25 multiple
ABoVE: Multi-model Uncertainty of Carbon Stocks and Fluxes across ABoVE Domain, 2003 MODELS Computer 2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31 ALASKA, CANADA, ARCTIC N: 81.4094 S: 39.4094 E: -67.1247 W: -176.125 GeoTIFF
ABoVE: Peak Greenness for Canadian Boreal Forest from Landsat 5 TM Imagery, 1984-2011 LANDSAT-5 TM 1970-01-01 to 2014-12-31 N: 63.4406 S: 45.3217 E: -53.9102 W: -124.474 multiple
ABoVE: Permafrost Measurements and Distribution Across the Y-K Delta, Alaska, 2016 IKONOS, FIELD SURVEYS, Airplane Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope, SOIL DEPTH PROBE, LIDAR 2009-06-27 to 2016-07-17 N: 61.2881 S: 61.1694 E: -165.03 W: -165.69 multiple
ABoVE: Photochemical Reflectance and Tree Growth, Brooks Range, Alaska, 2018-2019 FIELD INVESTIGATION DENDROMETERS, RADIOMETERS 2018-05-01 to 2019-09-13 ALASKA N: 68.0194 S: 67.9721 E: -149.718 W: -149.76 CSV
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Field Site Data, Anaktuvuk River Fire Area, 2008-2017 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL DEPTH PROBE, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2008-07-03 to 2017-07-23 ALASKA N: 69.359 S: 69.0189 E: -150.034 W: -151.176 CSV
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2017 FIELD INVESTIGATION VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE 2015-07-13 to 2017-08-10 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES N: 62.5827 S: 60.5236 E: -111.367 W: -117.379 multiple
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2018 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, STEEL MEASURING TAPE 2018-08-12 to 2018-08-22 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES N: 62.5658 S: 60.4524 E: -113.42 W: -117.425 CSV
ABoVE: Post-Fire and Unburned Vegetation Community and Field Data, NWT, Canada, 2019 FIELD INVESTIGATION SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE, SOIL DEPTH PROBE 2018-08-16 to 2019-09-05 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES N: 62.5658 S: 60.9206 E: -113.016 W: -117.425 CSV
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