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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
LBA-ECO CD-03 Mesoscale Meteorological Data, Santarem Region, Para, Brazil: 1998-2006 METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS THERMISTORS, TDR, RAIN GAUGES, PRESSURE PROBE, WIND VANES, PYRANOMETERS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, ANEMOMETERS, THERMOMETERS 1998-08-20 to 2006-12-31 N: -3.3502 S: -3.3502 E: -54.924 W: -54.924 CSV
LBA-ECO CD-04 Logging Damage, km 83 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil FIELD SURVEYS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS 2000-11-01 to 2002-03-31 N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 CSV
LBA-ECO CD-04 Meteorological and Flux Data, km 83 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION SONIC ANEMOMETER, IRGA, PYRANOMETERS, RAIN GAUGES, LICOR QUANTUM SENSOR, NET RADIOMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, THERMOCOUPLES 2000-07-01 to 2004-03-12 N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 CSV
LBA-ECO CD-04 Soil Moisture Data, km 83 Tower Site, Tapajos National Forest, Brazil FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS, FIELD INVESTIGATION RAIN GAUGES, TDR 2001-12-31 to 2003-12-17 N: -3.017 S: -3.017 E: -54.9707 W: -54.9707 CSV
LBA-ECO CD-06 Biogeochemistry of Ji-Parana River and Tributaries, Brazil: 1999-2003 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1999-05-24 to 2003-05-20 N: -8.0333 S: -12.9269 E: -60.015 W: -63.4153 multiple
LBA-ECO CD-06 Carbon Cycling in Rivers in Amazonas and Acre, Brazil: 2005-2006 LABORATORY FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY, MASS SPECTROMETERS 2005-07-16 to 2006-09-25 N: -2.589 S: -10.073 E: -58.746 W: -72.7 CSV
LBA-ECO CD-06 Ji-Parana River Basin Land Use and Land Cover Map, Brazil: 1999 LANDSAT-7 ETM+ 1999-07-30 to 2001-10-16 N: -8.0333 S: -12.9269 E: -60.015 W: -63.4153 Shapefile
LBA-ECO CD-06 Land Use/Land Cover Time Series, Ji-Parana Basin, Brazil: 1986-2001 LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7 TM, ETM+ 1986-06-01 to 2001-08-31 N: -8.0333 S: -12.9269 E: -60.015 W: -63.4153 Shapefile
LBA-ECO CD-06 Soil Classification Map, Ji-Parana River Basin, Rondonia, Brazil MAPS DIGITIZER 1983-01-01 to 1983-12-31 N: -8.0333 S: -12.9269 E: -60.015 W: -63.4153 Shapefile
LBA-ECO CD-06 Water Balance of the Ji-Parana River Basin, Brazil: 1995-1996 STREAMFLOW STATION, METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS STREAM GAUGES, RAIN GAUGES 1995-10-01 to 1996-08-31 N: -8.0333 S: -12.9269 E: -60.015 W: -63.4153 CSV
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