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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
Global Gridded 1-km Annual Soil Respiration and Uncertainty Derived from SRDB V3 MODELS Computer 1963-01-01 to 2011-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Global Gridded 1-km Soil and Soil Heterotrophic Respiration Derived from SRDB v5 MODELS Computer 1961-01-01 to 2016-06-01 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 COG
Global Gridded Soil Phosphorus Distribution Maps at 0.5-degree Resolution NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1850-01-01 to 1850-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4 classic
Global Gridded Surfaces of Selected Soil Characteristics (IGBP-DIS) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1950-01-01 to 1996-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII Grid
Global High-Resolution Estimates of SIF from Fused SCIAMACHY and GOME-2, V2 METOP-A GOME-2, SCIAMACHY 2003-01-01 to 2017-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
Global Hydrologic Soil Groups (HYSOGs250m) for Curve Number-Based Runoff Modeling MODELS Computer 2017-01-01 to 2017-11-28 GLOBAL N: 83.9997 S: -56.0008 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF
Global Man-made Impervious Surface (GMIS) Dataset From Landsat MODELS, LANDSAT Computer, TM, ETM+ 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31 AUSTRALIA, GLOBAL, AFGHANISTAN, ALAND ISLANDS, ALBANIA N: 82.78837 S: -58.349605 E: 180 W: -180 GeoTIFF, PDF, PNG, WMS
Global Mangrove Loss Extent, Land Cover Change, and Loss Drivers, 2000-2016 LANDSAT-7, LANDSAT-8, COMPUTERS, LANDSAT-5 ETM+, OLI, Computer, TM 2000-01-01 to 2016-12-31 GLOBAL N: 27.0432 S: -58.4496 E: 164.691 W: -94.5607 multiple
Global MODIS and FLUXNET-derived Daily Gross Primary Production, V2 Aqua, MODELS, TERRA MODIS, Computer 2000-03-01 to 2020-08-01 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4 classic
Global Monthly GPP from an Improved Light Use Efficiency Model, 1982-2016 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS, MODELS EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, MMS, Computer 1982-01-01 to 2017-01-01 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4 classic
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