Your Gateway to NASA Earth Observation Data
The Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program provides full and open access to NASA’s collection of Earth science data for understanding and protecting our home planet. Begin your Earthdata exploration by clicking on any of the discipline icons above.
Your Gateway to NASA Earth Observation Data
The Earth Science Data Systems (ESDS) Program provides full and open access to NASA’s collection of Earth science data for understanding and protecting our home planet.
New to using NASA Earth science data? Our Data Pathfinders will help you chart a path through the process of selecting data products and learning how to use them. Click the arrows on either side of the box to find your topic-specific starting point.
Resource Spotlight
Find data, articles, webinars and other resources on relevant topics in one place on these spotlight pages.
Agriculture

NASA data provide vital information for farmers, water managers, and others in the field of agriculture.

Open Science

Open Science empowers an inclusive, collaborative scientific process through the open sharing of data and knowledge.

Environmental Justice

Combining Earth science with socioeconomic data provides insights for identifying vulnerable communities.

Article
OpenScienceLab promotes open science by reducing barriers to working with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data in the cloud.
Article
A NASA-funded project is making synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data easier to work with—and preparing NASA for a SAR data explosion.
Article
Data from the EMIT instrument help scientists better understand the role mineral dust plays in heating and cooling the atmosphere.
Data User Profile
Data from NASA’s Land Processes DAAC help Dr. Helen Poulos understand climate-induced change in the forests of the Southwestern U.S.
Worldview Image of the Week
Jun 1, 2023

Image captured on May 29, 2023, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra satellite.

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