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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
A new algorithm was developed to infer particle size distribution parameters from the SAGE III instrument extinction spectra using a lookup table (LUT) approach.
Data in Action
Feb. 1, 2024
In this three-part tutorial series, learn how to use Python to process EMIT reflectance data.
Tutorial
June 14, 2023
Join us June 28 at 2 p.m., EDT [UTC-4], to learn about NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) measurements and datasets along with how to discover, access, and work with EMIT data.
Webinar
June 8, 2023
Join us May 3 at 2 p.m., EDT [UTC -4], to learn how to use the Lightning Dashboard at NASA's Global Hydrometeorology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GHRC DAAC) to visualize and analyze NASA's lightning data.
Webinar
April 26, 2023
The GitHub repository, hosted by NASA's Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center, provides a range of materials for using LP DAAC data and tools.
Tutorial
April 21, 2023
Learn to access, visualize, and analyze EMIT L2A surface reflectance data using Python.
Tutorial
Dec. 5, 2022
Read publication highlights that detail how ECOSTRESS data reveals water use efficiency patterns, GEDI enables precise forest carbon mapping, and moisture measurements improve wildfire prediction and management.
Data in Action
Aug. 25, 2022
An introduction to GEDI Level 3 and Level 4 data products, learn how to discover, access, visualize, and analyze the data.
Webinar
June 9, 2022
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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.
News
Nov. 17, 2025
Using machine learning models, researchers identify high ECOSTRESS Water Use Efficiency ratios as the most influential pre-fire factor.
News
Sept. 25, 2025
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in August 2025.
News
Sept. 4, 2025
A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in July 2025.
News
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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