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A sample from a larger image of aboveground biomass density (AGBD; Mg ha-1) predictions from the GEDI Level-4A footprint product over Northern California.

GEDI Is Back Online With an Updated Release of Footprint Aboveground Biomass Density

New Level 4A data are the first from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission since the instrument returned to operation in 2024.

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June 26, 2025

This is part of a larger image from the ASTER instrument aboard NASA's Terra satellite. Composed of reconstructed unprocessed instrument band combination 3n-2-1 data, this image shows the landscape of Guatemala on March 23, 2003. Credit: LP DAAC

Earth Science Data Roundup: June 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in May 2025.

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June 12, 2025

Black-and-white VIIRS day/night bands data visualization

Earth Science Data Roundup: May 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in April 2025.

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May 13, 2025

A piece of a larger ECOSTRESS image showing the impact of center-pivot irrigation in the state of Kansas.

Earth Science Data Roundup: March 2025

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in February 2025.

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March 6, 2025

A visualization of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) data over northern Mongolia on October 20, 2023, from the ECOSTRESS ECO_L2T_STARS V002 product.

Earth Science Data Roundup: December 2024

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in November 2024.

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Dec. 4, 2024

Image of colored squares over the Arctic; wavelength scale on right

Earth Science Data Roundup: November 2024

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in October 2024.

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Nov. 4, 2024

image of Earth with colored circles containing data topic icons around it

Earth Science Data Roundup: October 2024

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in September 2024.

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Oct. 3, 2024

Advancing Ecological Insights with NASA Subsetting and Visualization Tools and Services for Site-based Research

Join us to learn more about datasets and tools that enable the harmonization of remote sensing and in situ ecological data products for site-based research.

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Aug. 22, 2024

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GEDI Is Back Online With an Updated Release of Footprint Aboveground Biomass Density

Earth Science Data Roundup: June 2025

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Earth Science Data Roundup: March 2025

Earth Science Data Roundup: December 2024

Earth Science Data Roundup: November 2024

Earth Science Data Roundup: October 2024

Advancing Ecological Insights with NASA Subsetting and Visualization Tools and Services for Site-based Research

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