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Land Use/Land Cover Data Access and Tools

NASA data range from global assessments of snow cover albedo to food insecurity cropland extent measurements. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Commonly Used Land Cover/Crop Extent Data at a Glance

Spatial Resolution	Spatial Coverage	Temporal Resolution	Temporal Coverage	Spectral Resolution	Satellite/ Platform	Sensor(s)/ Model Name	Observation or Model	File Format
500 m	Global	1-2 days	2001-2021	36 bands ranging from 0.4 µm to 14.4 µm	Terra and Aqua	MODIS	Observation	HDF-EOS
30 m, 90 m, 1 km	Regional datasets	Multi-year	2007-2016 (varies)	Varies	Derived from Landsat data	GFSAD	Observation	GeoTIFF
30 m	Global	Yearly	2001-2019	Varies	Derived from Landsat data	GLanCE	Observation	GeoTIFF

Land Use/Land Cover Datasets

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LBA-ECO LC-15 JERS-1 Synthetic Aperture Radar, 1- km Mosaic, Amazon Basin: 1995-1996	1	JERS-1	SAR	1995-08-01 to 1996-06-30	N: 13.8583 S: -23.4268 E: -47.0231 W: -82.7208	Shapefile
LBA-ECO LC-15 Vegetation Cover Types from MODIS, 1-km, Amazon Basin: 2000-2001	1	Terra	MODIS	2000-10-31 to 2001-12-09	N: 13.6944 S: -21.1273 E: -34.2214 W: -82.7208	Shapefile
LBA-ECO LC-21 Brazilian Amazon Fractional Land Cover Images: 1999-2002	1	LANDSAT	ETM+	1999-01-01 to 2003-07-04	N: 5.2722 S: -14 E: -41.7955 W: -73.9906	Shapefile
LBA-ECO LC-22 Field Validation of MODIS Deforestation Detection, Brazil, 2003-2004	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION	VISUAL OBSERVATIONS	2004-07-14 to 2004-07-21	N: -10.96 S: -15.65 E: -54 W: -58.25	multiple
LBA-ECO LC-22 Field Validation of MODIS Deforestation Detection, Brazil, 2005	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION, Terra	VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, GPS, MODIS	2005-03-17 to 2005-03-24	N: -11.5 S: -13.1334 E: -54.2833 W: -55.75	multiple
LBA-ECO LC-22 Land Cover from MODIS Vegetation Indices, Mato Grosso, Brazil	1	Terra	MODIS	2000-09-01 to 2004-12-31	N: -6.87 S: -20 E: -52.32 W: -60.44	GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-22 Vegetation Cover Types from MODIS, 500-m, South America: 2000-2001	1	LABORATORY, Terra	MODIS	2000-11-01 to 2001-11-30	N: 16 S: -63 E: -34 W: -82	GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-24 Forest Cover Map from MODIS, 500-m, South America: 2001	2	Terra	MODIS	2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31	N: 13.6922 S: -56.4548 E: -34.2236 W: -86.3842	GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO LC-24 Land Cover Classes from Landsat TM, Uruara, Para: 1986-1991	1	LANDSAT-5, FIELD INVESTIGATION	TM, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS	1986-01-01 to 1999-12-31	N: -1.8 S: -5.3 E: -51.7 W: -55.6	multiple
LBA-ECO LC-24 Landsat TM and ETM+ Land Cover, Southern Para, Brazil: 1984-2003	1	LANDSAT-7, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT-5	TM, ETM+, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS	1984-08-03 to 2003-08-03	N: -4.7908 S: -34.8707 E: -19.8435 W: -49.9385	multiple
LBA-ECO LC-31 Historical Land-Use in the Amazon: 1940-1995	1	SATELLITES, SPOT-4	MODIS, AVHRR, MULTI-SPECTRAL	1940-01-01 to 1995-12-31	N: 5.41 S: -19.56 E: -45.59 W: -74.35	netCDF-3
LBA-ECO ND-01 Fractional Land Cover Images, Rondonia, Brazil: 1984-2000	1	LANDSAT-5	TM	1984-06-24 to 2000-06-28	N: -7.8275 S: -12.4968 E: -59.8567 W: -64.6406	Shapefile
LBA-ECO ND-01 Land Cover Classification, Rondonia, Brazil: 1975-2000	1	LANDSAT-2, LANDSAT-5	MSS, TM	1975-06-19 to 2000-06-28	N: -9.1808 S: -12.4311 E: -61.1817 W: -64.6406	GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO ND-01 Landsat 28.5-m Land Cover Time Series, Rondonia, Brazil: 1984-2010	1	LANDSAT-5	MSS, TM	1984-06-24 to 2010-07-29	N: -7.8272 S: -13.862 E: -58.7954 W: -64.595	Shapefile
LBA-ECO ND-01 Primary Forests Land Cover Transition Maps, Rondonia, Brazil: 1975-1999	1	LANDSAT-5	TM, MSS	1975-06-19 to 1999-10-16	N: -9.1808 S: -12.4311 E: -61.1817 W: -64.6406	GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO ND-02 Cation Leaching from Forest and Pasture Soils, Para, Brazil	1	LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION	AAS, VISUAL OBSERVATIONS	2002-01-01 to 2002-10-31	N: -2.983 S: -2.983 E: -47.516 W: -47.516	CSV
LBA-ECO ND-02 Landsat Imagery, Para, Brazil: 1984, 1994, and 1999	1	LANDSAT	TM	1984-07-24 to 1999-07-13	N: -1.0031 S: -1.3803 E: -47.5564 W: -47.8919	GeoTIFF
LBA-ECO ND-30 Fractional Cover of Mixed Land Use Ranches, Para and Rondonia, Brazil	1	LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7	TM, ETM+	1996-07-05 to 2002-05-26	N: -1.9907 S: -11.0355 E: -45.6918 W: -63.1374	GeoTIFF
Leaf Area Index Maps at 30-m Resolution, Selected Sites, Canada	1	LANDSAT-7, FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT-5	ETM+, CAMERA, TM	2000-01-01 to 2001-12-31	N: 63.1444 S: 44.2284 E: -65.0035 W: -135.05	GeoTIFF
Leaf Area Index Maps at 30-m Resolution, VALERI Site, Larose, Canada	1	FIELD INVESTIGATION, LANDSAT-5, LANDSAT-7, SPOT-4	CAMERA, TM, ETM+, HRVIR	2003-05-08 to 2003-08-19	N: 45.394 S: 45.3671 E: -75.1979 W: -75.2364	multiple
LUH1: Harmonized Global Land Use for Years 1500-2100, V1	1	MODELS	Computer	1500-01-01 to 2100-01-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
LUH2-GCB2019: Land-Use Harmonization 2 Update for the Global Carbon Budget, 850-2019	1	MODELS	Computer	0850-01-01 to 2019-12-31	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4
LUH2-ISIMIP2b Harmonized Global Land Use for the Years 2015-2100	1	MODELS	Computer	2015-01-01 to 2100-01-01	N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180	netCDF-4 classic
Lund-Potsdam-Jena Wetland Hydrology and Methane DGV Model (LPJ-WHyMe v1.3.1)	1	NOT APPLICABLE	NOT APPLICABLE	1972-01-01 to 2010-10-15	N: 90 S: -60 E: 180 W: -180	multiple
Maps of Vegetation, NDVI, Snow and Thaw Depths: North Slope, Alaska and NWT, Canada	1	FIELD SURVEYS, FIELD INVESTIGATION	VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, SPECTROMETERS, SNOW MEASURING ROD	2000-08-01 to 2012-12-31	N: 78.7857 S: 68.3617 E: -103.552 W: -148.852	multiple

Featured Land Use/Land Cover Observation Method: Sentinel-1

Sentinel-1 is a European Space Agency (ESA) satellites designed to acquire Earth-observation measurements and carries a C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to provide all-weather, day-and-night imagery of Earth's surface. The platform was launched on April 3, 2014, and images Earth every six days. Sentinel-1 SAR data can reveal the surface roughness of the land, oil and vegetation moisture content, and vegetation density. The dadar data can also be used to determine water surface conditions such as waviness and identify water inundation into inland areas and beneath forest canopies.

Learn More About Sentinel-1

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Sentinel-1 Images Reveal Changes in the Earth’s Surface Over One Year

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HLS: Two Together Better than Two Apart

The purpose of the Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (HLS) project led by IMPACT, is to combine two or more data streams into a single data set and increase their value.

Automatically Generate a Radiometrically Terrain-Corrected Sentinel-1 Image Using Cloud Computing

Learn how to use the CloudFormation Template to automate the processing of Sentinel-1 radiometrically terrain-corrected (RTC) products.

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New Product Provides Detailed Maps of Water In and Around Landmasses

Sentinel-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data are used to create maps of surface water extent for research, planning, and disaster response.

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