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New HLS False Color Composite Layer Added to FIRMS
New data layer lets users cut through the smoke to see surface features like active fire fronts and post-fire impacts.
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Scientists Discover a Polar Bear Subpopulation
NASA Earth observation data contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears in Southeast Greenland.
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NASA Extends Contract with Spire Global, Inc., for Smallsat Data
Spire data will be openly available to U.S. government-funded researchers and federal agencies through NASA’s CSDA program.
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SEDAC’s New U.S. Social Vulnerability Index Grids Dataset Supports Environmental Justice and Hazard Response Applications
Recently released dataset allows users to obtain social vulnerability metrics with population estimates for any user-defined area within the US.
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User Profile: Dr. David Thoma
Data from NASA’s LP DAAC help scientists like Dr. David Thoma determine how climate change will impact natural resources on National Park System…
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Improving NASA Airborne and Field Campaign Data
A NASA Airborne and Field Data Working Group workshop gathered valuable feedback to improve the acquisition and use of airborne and field data.
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Data Chat: Christopher Mishaga
In the Information Technology sector, change is constant. For Information Systems Security Officer Christopher Mishaga, so is the need to protect…
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NASA’s ESMO Project Plays a Large Role in Aqua’s Two Decades in Orbit
Along with NASA engineers, NASA’s Earth Science Mission Operations (ESMO) Project is credited with Aqua’s remarkable longevity in space
AQUA satellite
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Aqua Turns 20
Since 2002, NASA’s Aqua satellite has orbited the Earth more than 100,000 times, and produced one of the longest near-continuous records of Earth…
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NASA Addresses U.S. Earth Observation Satellite Needs
Jun 15, 2022

Assessment of the 2020 Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) survey identified 10 activities to address Federal agency satellite needs.

NASA Earthdata Forum Announces Upcoming “Office Hours” for Data Questions
Jun 13, 2022

Get answers to questions about NASA’s Earth science data resources at our next Earthdata Forum “Office Hours” on June 15, 2022.

NASA Earthdata Forum Announces Upcoming “Office Hours” on Data Access
Apr 1, 2022

Join subject matter experts from NASA's Earth science Distributed Active Archive Centers for an Earthdata Forum "office hours" to be held April 20, 2022. During this session our experts will assist users with their data access questions and problems. We hope to "see" you online!

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Image of dust blowing off the coast of Namibia captured on 16 May 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite.
Jun 27, 2022
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Dust Blowing Off the Coast of Namibia and South Africa

Image captured on 27 June 2022 by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra satellite.

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