LP DAAC Data Access and Tools
Explore datasets archived by NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) and learn more about relevant data tools, which are available to search, download, and order data from LP DAAC.
Users may obtain all data products distributed by LP DAAC by using Earthdata Search. Point and area sampling can be completed for a variety of data products from LP DAAC and for geospatial data products from other federal archives using the Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS). Users may also acquire data via HTTPS by directly accessing LP DAAC’s Data Pool.
Data at LP DAAC
| Short Name | Long Name Sort descending | Version | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEHYPICNE1M | Airborne Hyperspectral Reflectance Indian Cave Nebraska Multi-Day 1 m | 001 | MULTI-SPECTRAL | 2019-09-06 to 2022-08-05 | |
| AEHYP1TPPOK | Airborne Hyperspectral Reflectance L1 Tallgrass Prairie Preserve Oklahoma Multi-Day 1 m | 001 | MULTI-SPECTRAL | 2020-08-03, 2021-07-31, 2022-07-23 | |
| AEHYPCCMN300MM | Airborne Hyperspectral Reflectance LTER Cedar Creek Minnesota Daily 300 mm | 001 | MULTI-SPECTRAL | 2014-08-02 to 2014-08-03 | |
| AEHYPWRNE1M | Airborne Hyperspectral Reflectance Wood River Nebraska Multi-Day 1 m | 001 | MULTI-SPECTRAL | 2017-08-23 to 2018-10-17 | |
| AST14DEM | ASTER Digital Elevation Model V003 | 003 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to 2025-12-15 | 30 Meters x 30 Meters |
| AST14DEM | ASTER Digital Elevation Model V004 | 004 | ASTER | 2000-03-06 to Present | 30 Meters x 30 Meters |
| AST_L1AE | ASTER Expedited L1A Reconstructed Unprocessed Instrument Data V003 | 003 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | 15 Meters x 15 Meters 30 Meters x 30 Meters 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
| AST_L1BE | ASTER Expedited L1B Registered Radiance at the Sensor V003 | 003 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | 15 Meters x 15 Meters 30 Meters x 30 Meters 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
| ASTGTM | ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V002 | 002 | ASTER | 1999-12-18 to 2011-02-28 | |
| ASTGTM | ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003 | 003 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 | 30 Meters x 30 Meters |
| AG1kmB | ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 1 kilometer Binary | 003 | ASTER | 2000-04-04 to 2008-12-31 | 1000 Meters x 1000 Meters |
| AG1km | ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 1 kilometer, HDF5 V003 | 003 | ASTER | 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 | 1000 Meters x 1000 Meters |
| AG100B | ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset 100 meter Binary | 003 | ASTER | 2000-04-01 to 2008-12-31 | 100 Meters x 100 Meters |
| AG100 | ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, 100 meter, HDF5 V003 | 003 | ASTER | 2000-01-01 to 2008-12-31 | 100 Meters x 100 Meters |
| AG5KMMOH | ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 | 004 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 | 5600 Meters x 5600 Meters |
| AG5KMMOH | ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, HDF5 V041 | 041 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 | 5600 Meters x 5600 Meters |
| AG5KMMON | ASTER Global Emissivity Dataset, Monthly, 0.05 deg, netCDF4 | 004 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2015-12-31 | 5600 Meters x 5600 Meters |
| ASTWBD | ASTER Global Water Bodies Database V001 | 001 | ASTER | 2000-03-01 to 2013-11-30 | 30 Meters x 30 Meters |
| AST_L1A | ASTER L1A Reconstructed Unprocessed Instrument Data V003 | 003 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | 15 Meters x 15 Meters 30 Meters x 30 Meters 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
| AST_L1A | ASTER L1A Reconstructed Unprocessed Instrument Data V004 | 004 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | 15 Meters x 15 Meters 30 Meters x 30 Meters 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
| AST_L1B | ASTER L1B Registered Radiance at the Sensor V003 | 003 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15 | 15 Meters x 15 Meters 30 Meters x 30 Meters 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
| AST_L1B | ASTER L1B Registered Radiance at the Sensor V004 | 004 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to Present | 15 Meters x 15 Meters 30 Meters x 30 Meters 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
| AST_05 | ASTER L2 Surface Emissivity V003 | 003 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2025-12-15 | 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
| AST_05 | ASTER L2 Surface Emissivity V004 | 004 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2026-01-16 | 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
| AST_08 | ASTER L2 Surface Kinetic Temperature V004 | 004 | ASTER | 2000-03-04 to 2026-01-16 | 90 Meters x 90 Meters |
LP DAAC Data Tools
| Tool Sort descending | Description | Services | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppEEARS | The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. | Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization | |
| 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 | |
| HEG | Reformat, re-project, and perform stitching/mosaicing and subsetting operations on HDF-EOS products. | Reformatting, Reprojection, Subsetting | |
| LDOPE | Access a range of software tools designed to manipulate, visualize, and analyze MODIS and VIIRS data. | Analysis, Visualization | |
| LP DAAC Data Pool | Access LP DAAC data files via HTTPS. | Access | |
| LP DAAC Data Prep Scripts | Access a collection of R and Python scripts to download data and perform basic data processing functions. | ||
| LP DAAC Web Services | Access services to assist with accessing and using LP DAAC data. | Access | |
| LP DAAC2Disk | Streamline search and download when accessing LP DAAC data products | ||
| 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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