Delivery of Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi NPP) satellite data products will cease on November 1, 2026. Data users should transition now to alternative products from NOAA-21 and NOAA-20. Suomi NPP data announcement

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GEDI Level 2B Plant Area Index southwest of Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Brazil, on October 29, 2020

Mapping Wildfires, Volcanic Ash, and Soil Respiration

Read highlights of three publications that detail how NASA Earth observation data are used to map wildfire fuel loads, analyze volcanic ash composition, and improve soil respiration models in agricultural systems.

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March 15, 2022

The crater of Merapi, shown with Terra MODIS nighttime LST data

Carbon Balance, Disease Risk, and Volcanic Surface Temperature

Learn how researchers used NASA data to map Amazon carbon flux, mosquito disease transmission zones, and volcanic activity patterns for environmental monitoring and risk assessment.

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Feb. 3, 2022

ISS ECOSTRESS LST map of Xi’an, China, and the surrounding area during August 10, 2019, one of the hottest days recorded

Arctic Lakes, Urban Thermal Variations, and Bird Movements

Explore how scientists use NASA Earth observation data to monitor Arctic lake temperatures, map urban heat variations, and track endangered Shoebill movements across three diverse ecosystems.

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Nov. 8, 2021

NASA Earth Observations for Energy Management

This ARSET training introduces how NASA earth observations can contribute to a greater understanding of energy management applications.

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June 1-22, 2021

map created by Kotchi and others (2021) of the average risk of Ixodes scapularis in Central and Eastern Canada from 2000 to 2015

Forest Structure, Lyme Disease Risk, and Mineral Mapping

Read highlights of three publications that detail how NASA Earth observation data informs forest structure mapping, disease vector tracking, and mineral identification.

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April 26, 2021

Get to Know Land Data from NASA’s LP DAAC

Get to know NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) in this Tech Talk Webinar.

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Oct. 1, 2020

ASTER image of the Deepwater horizon oil spill

Innovative Use of ASTER Data to Study Oil Spills

In response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers used a machine learning algorithm to classify oil thickness with Terra ASTER data.

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July 23, 2020

Change between daytime and nighttime land surface temperature based on ECOSTRESS Land Surface Temperature data from August 30 to September 1, 2019

Predicting Tennessee River Water Temperature With Earth Data

See how the Tennessee Valley Energy DEVELOP team used Earth observations to predict river water temperatures for managing and protecting aquatic ecosystems.

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July 1, 2020

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The ASTER L1BE image from January 31, 2019, shows how drastically the flow of muddy waste material (seen in brown) has redrawn the landscape

NASA and METI Release ASTER Global DEM Version 3

Version 3 of the ASTER GDEM product is available free of charge worldwide.

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Aug. 5, 2019

Important Changes to LP DAAC Data Access

Beginning July 20, 2016, NASA's LP DAAC users will need to use Earthdata login credentials to obtain data.

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June 22, 2016

A segment of an image of ASTER registered radiance data over Guatemala on January 8, 2018

ASTER Data Available at No Charge

NASA's LP DAAC is now distributing Terra ASTER Level 1 Precision Terrain Corrected Registered At-Sensor Radiance data products worldwide.

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April 1, 2016

Global Digital Elevation Models now available: ASTER, GDEM, and SRTM

These products are available globally at their full resolution of 30 meters per pixel.

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Dec. 9, 2015

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Mapping Wildfires, Volcanic Ash, and Soil Respiration

Carbon Balance, Disease Risk, and Volcanic Surface Temperature

Arctic Lakes, Urban Thermal Variations, and Bird Movements

NASA Earth Observations for Energy Management

Forest Structure, Lyme Disease Risk, and Mineral Mapping

Get to Know Land Data from NASA’s LP DAAC

Innovative Use of ASTER Data to Study Oil Spills

Predicting Tennessee River Water Temperature With Earth Data

ASTER News

NASA and METI Release ASTER Global DEM Version 3

Important Changes to LP DAAC Data Access

ASTER Data Available at No Charge

Global Digital Elevation Models now available: ASTER, GDEM, and SRTM

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