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SRTM Learning Resources
Learn about the NASA DEVELOP internship projects that used data distributed by the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) in spring 2021.
StoryMap
Dec. 3, 2021
NASA DEVELOP participants used satellite data to identify priority areas for heat relief in Tempe, Arizona, creating tools to guide city officials in implementing targeted mitigation strategies.
Data in Action
June 29, 2021
Discover how a NASA DEVELOP team used NASA Earth science remote sensing data to observe the impacts urban growth has had on the city of Huntsville, Alabama.
Data in Action
Nov. 17, 2020
NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) provides an introduction to learning resources for the ecology community.
Webinar
Aug. 6, 2020
Learn how a NASA DEVELOP team helped create models to determine an ideal location for a jaguar corridor using NASA Earth observation data.
Data in Action
May 21, 2020
Satellite data shows that communities in western Nepal and northern Bangladesh are at an increased risk for lightning related injury.
Data in Action
June 10, 2019
Learn how a NASA DEVELOP project used MODIS and ASTER data to create a model of social vulnerability to fire hazards in the Appalachian forests.
Data in Action
March 7, 2018
See how MODIS data are used to determine areas susceptible to water-stress to show the relative health of the vegetation compared to the same area with healthy vegetation.
Data in Action
June 25, 2015
To celebrate GIS Day, take a peek at these illuminating examples of NASA Earth Science leveraging Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to understand our home planet.
News
Nov. 20, 2024
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in Feb 2024.
News
March 4, 2024
Who Uses NASA Earth Science Data? Rowena Lohman, to study earthquake physics, satellite remote sensing, finite element modeling, ground displacements from a variety of anthropogenic and natural causes.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
Who uses NASA Earth science data? Deborah Balk, to create new, demographically informed methods to forecast city growth.
Data User Story
April 22, 2021
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