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LVIS Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA's Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) are integral for or imaging Earth’s weather, oceans, and environment efforts, among other investigations. Explore LVIS datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Related Topics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001 | 2017-06-29 to 2017-07-17 | 1 | ACTIVE | 1B | HDF5 | Sensor Counts |
| ABoVE LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V001 | 2017-06-29 to 2017-07-17 | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | ASCII | Terrain Elevation |
| ABoVE: Directory of Field Sites Associated with 2017 ABoVE Airborne Campaign | 2017-04-01 to 2017-04-01 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | multiple | Aerosol Particle Properties, Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Trace Gases/Trace Species, Vegetation Cover |
| ABoVE: LVIS L3 Gridded Vegetation Structure across North America, 2017 and 2019 | 2017-06-29 to 2019-08-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation |
| AfriSAR LVIS L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001 | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | ACTIVE | 1B | HDF5 | Sensor Counts |
| AfriSAR LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation Product V001 | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | ACTIVE | 2 | ASCII | Terrain Elevation |
| AfriSAR: Aboveground Biomass for Lope, Mabounie, Mondah, and Rabi Sites, Gabon | 2016-02-01 to 2016-03-31 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | COG | Carbon, Forests, Biomass |
| AfriSAR: Canopy Cover and Vertical Profile Metrics Derived from LVIS, Gabon, 2016 | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 2 | CSV | Leaf Area Index (LAI), Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Leaf Area Index (LAI) |
| AfriSAR: Gridded Forest Biomass and Canopy Metrics Derived from LVIS, Gabon, 2016 | 2016-02-20 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 3 | multiple | Forests, Plant Characteristics, Canopy Characteristics, Biomass, Terrain Elevation |
| AfriSAR: Rainforest Canopy Height Derived from PolInSAR and Lidar Data, Gabon | 2016-02-27 to 2016-03-08 | 1 | COMPLETE | 4 | GeoTIFF | Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Terrain Elevation, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure |
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