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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
ISLSCP II Global Gridded Soil Characteristics NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1995-01-01 to 1996-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII
ISLSCP II Global Population of the World TERRA MODIS 1990-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Global River Fluxes of Carbon and Sediments to the Oceans NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1947-01-01 to 1998-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Historical Croplands Cover, 1700-1992 FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, TERRA LICOR LEAF AREA METER, STEEL MEASURING TAPE, MODIS, AVHRR 1700-01-01 to 1992-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Historical Land Cover and Land Use, 1700-1990 FIELD INVESTIGATION, TERRA, NOAA-14 STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR 1700-01-01 to 1990-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II HYDRO1k Elevation-derived Products NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II IGBP DISCover and SiB Land Cover, 1992-1993 FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, TERRA STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Land and Water Masks with Ancillary Data NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Leaf Area Index (LAI) from Field Measurements, 1932-2000 FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, TERRA STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR 1932-01-01 to 2000-12-31 N: 71.3 S: -54.5 E: 172.75 W: -156.67 CSV
ISLSCP II MODIS (Collection 4) Albedo, 2002 TERRA MODIS 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
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