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Understanding how Management Practices Affect Wildfires

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

Introduction to Using the VIC Hydrologic Model with NASA Earth Observations

This ARSET training introduces the Variable Infiltration Capacity Model, sources of satellite-derived input data, and implementation of the model.

Training

Feb. 15 - March 1, 2018

Using Geospatial Data to Assess Extreme temperatures of Public Transit

In Spring 2017, DEVELOP researchers in Phoenix used NASA data to determine how hot area bus stops are in summer to determine which ones need shelters.

Data in Action

Dec. 27, 2017

Studying Drought in the Navajo Nation With Remote Sensing Data

Read how Navajo Nation Climate III DEVELOP team used Earth observation data to investigate drivers of drought in the Southwestern United States.

Data in Action

June 14, 2017

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Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2015

Read stories from the 2015 issue of Sensing our Planet to learn about the many uses of MODIS data distributed by LP DAAC.

Data in Action

June 1, 2016

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Using NASA Remote Sensing for Flood Monitoring and Management

This ARSET training provides demonstrations and hands-on experience in using NASA remote sensing observations and flood mapping tools.

Training

March 16 - April 6, 2016

Irrigation and Land Use Change in Tamil Nadu

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

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Crop Yields, Elevation Change, and Urban Heat

Explore how LP DAAC data was used to forecast spring wheat yields in Canada, track elevation change at a U.S. coal mine, and examine land cover impacts on urban heat in Phoenix, Arizona.

Data in Action

Nov. 25, 2014

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New Data in Action: Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

Researchers from Cornell's eBird project used observations from amateur birdwatchers and NASA data to better understand the decline in avian populations throughout North America.

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June 17, 2025

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Celebrate GIS Day 2024

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.

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Nov. 20, 2024

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Earth Science Data Roundup: March 2024

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

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March 4, 2024

Rowena Lohman

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.

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April 22, 2021

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Understanding how Management Practices Affect Wildfires

Introduction to Using the VIC Hydrologic Model with NASA Earth Observations

Using Geospatial Data to Assess Extreme temperatures of Public Transit

Studying Drought in the Navajo Nation With Remote Sensing Data

Sensing Our Planet: NASA Earth Science Research Features 2015

Using NASA Remote Sensing for Flood Monitoring and Management

Irrigation and Land Use Change in Tamil Nadu

Crop Yields, Elevation Change, and Urban Heat

SRTM News

New Data in Action: Citizen Science and MODIS Data Reveal Patterns of Bird Population Change

Celebrate GIS Day 2024

Earth Science Data Roundup: March 2024

Rowena Lohman

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