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EMIT Imaging Spectrometer Resources
Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) Imaging Spectrometer include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements, and frequently asked questions.
The EMIT Imaging Spectrometer Learning Resources listed below are available on the EMIT Data Resources GitHub repository which provides guides and Python tutorials to help users access and work with EMIT data. This repository is public and open to contributions.
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EMIT Imaging Spectrometer Learning Resources
This training describes how observations from the EMIT mission can be used to identify and monitor areas of high methane enhancement.
Training
Nov. 19-21, 2024
Esta capacitación presentará cómo se pueden utilizar las observaciones de la misión EMIT para identificar áreas con grandes emisiones de metano.
Training
Nov. 19-21, 2024
This repository provides Python Jupyter notebook examples to help users work with VSWIR and TIR data from the EMIT and ECOSTRESS missions.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
Oct. 17, 2023
Use NASA's CMR API to programmatically find EMIT data.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
March 22, 2024
Use S3 from inside AWS us-west-2 to access EMIT Data.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
June 17, 2024
Build a mask using an EMIT L2A Mask file and apply it to an L2A Reflectance file.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
June 17, 2024
Extract an area defined by a .geojson or shapefile.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
June 17, 2024
Extract spectra using lat/lon coordinates from a .csv and build a dataframe/.csv output.
External Resource
GitHub Repository
June 17, 2024
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in May 2025.
News
June 12, 2025
The VITALS repository provides Python Jupyter notebook examples to help users work with VSWIR and TIR data from the EMIT and ECOSTRESS missions.
News
Feb. 3, 2025
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in September 2024.
News
Oct. 3, 2024
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA's Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in July 2024.
News
Aug. 6, 2024
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