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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
EMIT L2B Estimated Mineral Identification and Band Depth and Uncertainty 60 m V001 ISS EMIT Imaging Spectrometer 2022-08-09 to Present GLOBAL LAND N: 54 S: -54 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V001 ISS EMIT Imaging Spectrometer 2022-08-10 to 2023-07-30 GLOBAL LAND N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165 netCDF-4
EMIT L3 Aggregated Mineral Spectral Abundance and Uncertainty 0.5 Deg V002 ISS EMIT Imaging Spectrometer 2022-08-10 to 2024-01-20 GLOBAL LAND N: 55 S: -54.5 E: 179.5 W: -165 netCDF-4
ERS-1 Level 0 Product ERS-1 SAR 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ERS-1 Level 1 Product ERS-1 SAR 1991-08-08 to 1997-09-29 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ERS-2 Level 0 Product ERS-2 SAR 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ERS-2 Level 1 Product ERS-2 SAR 1995-10-01 to 2011-07-04 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Export and Leaching of Carbon and Nitrogen from Mississippi River Basin, 1901-2099 MODELS Computer 1901-01-01 to 2099-12-31 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA N: 53 S: 24.5 E: -62 W: -126 multiple
Field Data on Soils, Vegetation, and Fire History for Alaska Tundra Sites, 1972-2020 FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL CENSUS TRANSECTS, THERMOMETERS 1972-08-01 to 2020-08-15 ALASKA N: 71.334 S: 61.1397 E: -141.683 W: -166.41 CSV
FIFE CDROM Vol. 3 Contents: NS001 Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS) Imagery, 1987-1989 C-130 TMS 1987-06-04 to 1989-08-11 N: 39.0833 S: 39.0833 E: -96.5833 W: -96.5833 multiple
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