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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 Datasets

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Dataset Version Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
SAFARI 2000 Annual Soil Respiration Data (Raich and Schlesinger 1992) 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHAMBER, RAIN GAUGES, THERMOMETERS, IRGA 1963-01-01 to 1992-01-01

N: 5 S: -35 E: 60 W: 5

Text File
ABoVE: Soil Moisture and ALT Field Collection Protocols and Probe Calibration 1 FIELD SURVEYS SOIL DEPTH PROBE, SOIL MOISTURE PROBE, SURVEYING TOOLS 2015-01-01 to 2024-12-31

N: 81.6086 S: 39.415 E: -66.9178 W: -176.125

PDF
VEMAP 1: Georeferencing 1 NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1961-01-01 to 1990-12-31

N: 49 S: 25 E: -67 W: -124.5

Text File
Digital Elevation Models for the Global Change Research Wetland, Maryland, USA, 2016 1 Airplane, FIELD SURVEYS, COASTAL STATIONS, MODELS LIDAR, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GPS RECEIVERS, TIDE GAUGES, Computer 2016-06-22 to 2016-08-15

N: 38.8789 S: 38.8717 E: -76.5427 W: -76.5525

multiple
SENTINEL-1A_DUAL_POL_GRD_HIGH_RES 1 Sentinel-1A C-SAR 2014-04-03 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

SnowEx23 Oct22 Ground Surface Roughness Reconstruction V001 1 GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS CAMERAS 2022-10-23 to 2022-10-25

N: 68.7 S: 68.4 E: -149.3 W: -149.5

LAZ
LiDAR and DTM Data from Tapajos National Forest in Para, Brazil, 2008 1 Airplane LIDAR 2008-06-25 to 2008-07-04

N: -2.84761 S: -3.055 E: -54.941 W: -54.9776

multiple
Pre-LBA ISLSCP Initiative I Data 1 NOAA-10, LANDSAT AVHRR, TM 1987-01-01 to 1988-12-31

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Shapefile
ABoVE: Active Layer and Soil Moisture Properties from AirMOSS P-band SAR in Alaska 1 G-III, MODELS RADAR, Computer 2014-08-16 to 2017-10-10

N: 70.8774 S: 64.7127 E: -150.249 W: -167.944

netCDF-4 classic
Soil CH4 and CO2 Profile Data from NSA Tower Sites 1 FIELD INVESTIGATION GC-TCD, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GC-FID 1994-05-16 to 1994-09-13

N: 55.93 S: 55.88 E: -98.29 W: -98.62

ASCII
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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
OB.DAAC File Search Utility Find and download instrument data archived at OB.DAAC using mission parameters or filename patterns, including support for wildcard searching on partial filenames. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser The Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser allows users to view, download, or order global composites at various spatial and temporal scales (level 3) or get results from analyses of lower-level data (level 4). Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
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
SeaDAS Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. Analysis, Visualization, Processing
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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