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OpenAltimetry lets users explore changes on Earth’s surface around the globe and over time, and all they need is a web browser.
Feature Article
Dec. 20, 2023
NASA's Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project releases two new analysis-ready products.
Feature Article
Dec. 11, 2023
OpenAltimetry, a cyberinfrastructure platform for working with data from NASA’s Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) and ICESat-2 missions, is now a full NASA Earth science application.
News
Oct. 5, 2023
OpenScienceLab promotes open science by reducing barriers to working with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data in the cloud.
Feature Article
May 31, 2023
Join the NASA Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) Applications Team on Nov 16, 2022, for the ICESat-2 Atmospheric Applications and Forging Multi-mission Solutions Focus Session.
News
Nov. 7, 2022
Who Uses NASA Earth Science Data? Rowena Lohman, to study earthquake physics, satellite remote sensing, finite element modeling, ground displacements from a variety of anthropogenic and natural causes.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
The ability for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to create high-resolution imagery regardless of atmospheric conditions makes it a key technology for studies of change over time. Dr. Paul Siqueira’s work improves these sensors and the Earth observing data they collect.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
SRTMGL1 coverage now includes Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia in 1° X 1° tiles at 1 arc second (about 30 meters) resolution.
News
March 1, 2021