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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 MODIS (Collection 4) IGBP Land Cover, 2000-2001 TERRA MODIS 2000-10-01 to 2001-10-01 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Monthly Snow-Free Albedo, 1982-1998, and Background Soil Reflectance FIELD INVESTIGATION, TERRA, NOAA-14 STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR 1982-01-01 to 1998-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II NOAA 5-year Average Monthly Snow-free Albedo from AVHRR FIELD INVESTIGATION, NOAA-14, TERRA STEEL MEASURING TAPE, LICOR LEAF AREA METER, MODIS, AVHRR 1985-04-01 to 1991-03-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Northern Hemisphere Monthly Snow Cover Extent NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Potential Natural Vegetation Cover NOAA-14, TERRA, FIELD INVESTIGATION AVHRR, MODIS 1992-04-01 to 1993-04-01 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII
ISLSCP II Reanalysis Near-Surface Meteorology Data NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII Grid
ISLSCP II River Routing Data (STN-30p) NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Snow-Free, Spatially Complete, 16 Day Albedo, 2002 TERRA MODIS 2002-01-01 to 2002-12-31 GLOBAL LAND N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
ISLSCP II Total Plant-Available Soil Water Storage Capacity of the Rooting Zone FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION EDDY CORRELATION DEVICES, IR CO2 ANALYZER 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 ASCII
ISLSCP II UNH/GRDC Composite Monthly Runoff NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1986-01-01 to 1995-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 multiple
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