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| Name Sort descending | Description | File Type | Date Published | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmospheric Correction using Cloud & Shadow | Atmospheric Correction using Cloud & Shadow | PDF (3.6 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| Atmospheric Correction Using Tafkaa | Atmospheric Correction Using Tafkaa | PDF (522.98 kb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| GEDI L4C Gridded User Guide | GEDI L4C Gridded User Guide | PDF (281.48 kb) | Dec. 8, 2025 | |
| HICO Data Distribution at OSU | HICO Data Distribution at OSU | PDF (1.42 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| HICO Data Sets and Products | HICO Data Sets and Products | PDF (11.84 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| HICO data: Life after level 1b | HICO data: Life after level 1b | PDF (11.89 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| HICO Mission Planning and Operations | HICO Mission Planning and Operations | PDF (3.03 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| HICO ON-ORBIT CALIBRATION AND DATA CORRECTIONS | HICO ON-ORBIT CALIBRATION AND DATA CORRECTIONS | PDF (2.85 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) Performance Testing and Calibration HICO User Group (HUG) | Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO) Performance Testing and Calibration HICO User Group (HUG) | PDF (1.26 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| ISS RapidScat Fact Sheet | Summary of Facts about the ISS-RapidScat mission. | PDF (963.48 kb) | Sept. 8, 2014 | |
| Ocean Products and Atmospheric Removal in APS | Ocean Products and Atmospheric Removal in APS | PDF (6.05 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| Ocean Products Using a Look-Up-Table Approach | Ocean Products Using a Look-Up-Table Approach | PDF (13.66 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| Ocean Products Using Multispectral Algorithms | Ocean Products Using Multispectral Algorithms | PDF (2.06 mb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| Overview of data processing to Level 1B | Overview of data processing to Level 1B | PDF (541.3 kb) | April 6, 2011 | |
| Overview of the HICO Instrument | Overview of the HICO Instrument | PDF (5.21 mb) | April 6, 2011 |
ISS Learning Resources
Use the earthaccess Python library to find and download or stream EMIT data.
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Our Earth Data Officer, Katie Baynes, spoke at the Federal GIS Conference Plenary. In case you missed her presentation, here is a story map for you to catch up on how NASA Earth data can be leveraged in your GIS project.
StoryMap
March 5, 2025
This ARSET 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
Join us to learn more about datasets and tools that enable the harmonization of remote sensing and in situ ecological data products for site-based research.
Webinar
Aug. 22, 2024
Join us for an introduction to NASA’s Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) datasets and to learn how to use LP DAAC's web service, data prep script, and Jupyter Notebook Python tutorial series.
Webinar
Aug. 21, 2024
Join representatives from NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC) to explore NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) data resources.
Webinar
April 22, 2024
Learn more about NASA's Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS). This webinar showcases the system's capabilities and highlights learning resources to help simplify data access workflows using AppEEARS.
Webinar
April 9, 2024
Join us Tuesday, Mar 5, 2024, from 4-5 p.m., ET, to learn how to get started with NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) data in the cloud.
Webinar
Feb. 20, 2024
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This NASA ARSET training program teaches participants to process data from the Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) instrument in the Online Biomass Inference using Waveforms and iNventory (OBIWAN) API to map vegetation structure.
Feature Article
April 22, 2026
This training offered by NASA's ARSET program focuses on fundamentals of thermal infrared remote sensing and on applications for urban heat assessment.
News
March 31, 2026
Looking to brush up your skills in GIS? You’re in luck—Earthdata has released new tutorials and data recipes for GIS users.
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Nov. 17, 2025
Using machine learning models, researchers identify high ECOSTRESS Water Use Efficiency ratios as the most influential pre-fire factor.
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Sept. 25, 2025
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in August 2025.
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Sept. 4, 2025
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in July 2025.
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Aug. 13, 2025
Join us for a two-day webinar covering the fundamentals necessary to work with NASA's high-spectral resolution land-based Earth observation data from NASA's EMIT, ECOSTRESS, and PACE missions.
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July 14, 2025
New Level 4A data are the first from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission since the instrument returned to operation in 2024.
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June 26, 2025
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